Solicitor

at  Irwin Mitchell

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we’re legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.
We’re always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

ABOUT YOU

We’re looking for a Solicitor who has a passion for medical negligence work and a proven experience working on high value multi track cases. Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• 1yr PQE+ experience in Medical Negligence
• The ability to take instructions from clients and give sound legal advice;
• Demonstratable technical experience gained within medical negligence;
• Demonstrable experience assisting seniors across high value complex cases;
• The ability to manage own caseloads whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail and seamless service;
• The ability to operate independently and work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver the best outcomes for our clients;

If this sounds like you, please hit the ‘’ button to submit an application.

We currently recruiting for a talented Solicitor to join our medical negligence team based in our Leeds office.
The successful candidate will be joining Partner Rachel Roach team, who predominately specialises in medical law, specialising in claims involving children who suffer brain injuries at birth and adults with spinal cord injuries.
You will have the opportunity to manage your own caseload, whilst also assisting senior team members on the more complex high value cases. You’ll manage cases end to end and will therefore be expected to use your commercial and analytical skills to identify key issues and propose commercial solutions for our clients and wherever possible, you will aim to obtain interim payments, so that we can put rehabilitation, a care package and suitable accommodation in place before claims are concluded.
As a team, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life of our clients and work across some really complex cases, so this is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving, supportive and highly experienced team.