Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 commercial law firm providing a
comprehensive range of legal services from offices in Birmingham,
Bristol, Leeds and London.
The firm advises businesses across construction, energy &
resource management, higher education and financial services,
complementing the firm's market leadership within housing, local
government and health & social care.
We currently employ over 600 people, including over 91 Partners, and
our award-winning teams provide construction, commercial, corporate,
property, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and
clinical negligence) legal advice.
Bevan Brittan is named among 'The Times Best Law Firms 2023' and has
recently either won or been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards.
We are driven by our 4 values: Relationships, Results, Reputation and
Responsible. These give us a sense of purpose and ensure we always
work collaboratively with clients and colleagues, continually improve,
make the right choices and act with integrity.
Bevan Brittan is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes
applicants from all backgrounds.
The team
Our Health and Care: Resolution team operates across England with
four offices (Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and London), offering advice
and assistance to health and social care organisations across a broad
range of issues including clinical negligence, medical malpractice and
human rights claims, inquests, Court of Protection and public law matters.
We are one of ten firms that act for the NHS Resolution, putting us
at the heart of claims and complaints brought against the NHS. Our
Clinical Negligence team is highly regarded for their work acting on
behalf of NHSR and NHS Trusts and in the defence of clinical
negligence cases. In addition, we undertake healthcare and medical
malpractice and regulatory work for a range of private insurers and
private sector health and social care providers.
The role
We are seeking to recruit clinical negligence/medical malpractice
consultants to join our consultant team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with an excellent client base
and experience high quality work but with flexible hours to suit you.
Our consultants are self-employed and work from home with office
support. They undertake a mixed portfolio of work on a fixed fee and
day rate basis. This is a new way of working for applicants who want
to have the flexibility to choose when and how much work they do
(depending on client demand).
Please note that we would be happy to talk to any potential
candidates coming from a more traditional role, who would be
interested in transitioning to a consultant role, and our existing
consultants would be happy to explain how the role works.
In this role and depending on experience you have the opportunity to:
Provide assistance to solicitors undertaking pre-litigated and
litigated matters
Undertake pre-litigation investigation and advisory work
Provide ad hoc legal services support to our clients
Support the development of relationships with NHS
Resolution/Insurer clients and Trust/Insured clients
Liaise with Primary Care practitioners of various specialties and backgrounds
What we are looking for from you
Successful applicants will possess the following skills key to the role:
Previous clinical negligence, defendant medical
malpractice/insurance, or PI experience
Ideally experience of claims against Primary Care practitioners
Strong communication skills with a professional approach to work
Confidence in working directly with clients
An ability to build strong interpersonal relationships
An aptitude for drafting and legal analysis
A keenness to work collaboratively with colleagues at junior and
senior levels
Excellent project management skills
A practical and commercial approach
Work-life balance
Where possible, we want to offer all Bevan Brittan people flexibility
to work their week in a way that suits them - we operate a hybrid
working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and that of the
individual. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday,
however we are open to individuals working more flexibly around those
times and would welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions.
We offer a substantial benefits package to all employees including:
A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an
additional 5 days)
Discretionary bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance through Vitality
Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
Life assurance
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Responsible business
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of
Bevan Brittan's identity, running through our culture and embodied by
the clients we serve. We want to demonstrate our commitment to these
causes through actions rather than words; colleagues from across the
firm are already heavily involved, living and breathing the four
pillars of our Responsible Business strategy:
Community Engagement - Each lawyer has the
opportunity to undertake pro bono legal work for local charities and
not-for-profit organisations. We also play an active role through
our local office communities, in 2022 we fundraised and donated a
total of £80,000 to our four regional office charities, with each
charity receiving £20,000 to help fund their vital services.
Environmental Sustainability - Bevan Brittan is
proudly a carbon neutral firm. We have achieved the UN's Climate
Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan
is focused on achieving our net zero carbon target.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - We have a
strong and vibrant diversity programme that gives colleagues across
the firm an opportunity to take part, led by our Equality, Diversity
& Inclusion Committee and supported by our Ambassadors, who
drive engagement in our strategy and raise awareness across the firm.
Wellbeing - We are proud of our open culture,
where colleagues feel empowered to speak openly about physical and
mental health issues and to seek out support when needed. We have
trained 21 colleagues across the firm as Mental Health First Aiders
and established a programme of initiatives including our informal
'coffee with' scheme.
Collectively, these four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues'
wellbeing; offer an environment in which all can progress on merit,
regardless of personal circumstances or background; give something
back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.
