At Clyde & Co, we're leaders in the
Casualty market. Built on scale, unparalleled expertise, and a new
vision for making the most of AI, data and technology, our Casualty
practice is the biggest in the UK. With 480 partners, 2400 lawyers,
and 3200 legal professionals in over 60 locations on 6 continents,
our reach is truly global.
Based at either our Bristol or Southampton
office, our incredibly varied workload includes £multi-million cases
that take us from our desks to courtrooms across the UK. It's a
chance to learn from true industry experts and experienced people at
all levels of our business - all committed to helping you build a
successful law career.
The Team
Our market-leading catastrophic injury
specialists are trusted around the world by general and specialist
insurers corporations, and health and public sector bodies to defend
their most serious and highest value cases.
We handle the whole range of complex and
high value claims including fatality, acquired brain injury, spinal
cord damage, amputation, chronic pain, the funding of long-term care
and rehabilitation.
The Role
The role would be assisting lead lawyers
and partners - no more than two - in every aspect of their cases.
With cases involving such serious injury the team adopt a very
forensic approach to liability and valuation aspects of the case. It
would be assisting with those, instructing counsel and medical
experts, taking statements, assessing evidence, reviewing medical
records, attending conferences with counsel and court etc. Every
case is different and all really interesting. We act for most
insurers and have team recognised for their technical excellence.
At the same time, we would focus on your
development and training generally so as to ensure you are
progressing against objectives. We have fabulous offices in Bristol
and Manchester. Our paralegals come in 2 days a week and work from
home the others. Being around the partners ensures great training
and experience.
Key Responsibilities
Your role will involve assisting the Fee Earner with all aspects of
the day to day management of claims, everything from assisting with
liability enquiries, obtaining and reviewing medical records and
reports, drafting witness statements, preparing instructions to
Experts and Counsel, preparing Counsel/Court bundles and any general
admin duties.
Essential Skills & Experience
Applicants must have excellent communication and organisational
skills, along with the ability to work well under pressure and to
strict deadlines. Knowledge of the litigation process would be useful
alongside some exposure to assisting on Catastrophic Injury work.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that
guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and
strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
Work as one
We are a globally connected team of talented people
who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
Excel with clients
We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver
unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of
everything we do
Celebrate difference
We help each other to be at our best and believe our
differences result in greater achievement
Act boldly We
seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising
that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
Role Competency Requirements
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and
professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to
be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to
fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of career
development. They vary across levels and different business areas and
fall under the following areas:
Technical Excellence
Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to
apply it
Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially
Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes
are followed efficiently and effectively
People and Team
Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills
of self and others
Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively
with others
Leadership: creating high performing teams
Client Relationships and Business Development
Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using
relationships to create and develop business opportunities
Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers
Cross-selling and business development
Finance and Practice Management
Finance management and understanding of the business
Project management: ensuring projects are delivered
Knowledge sharing
Personal Effectiveness
Communication
Clarity of thinking
Personal contribution
This is the job description as constituted at present; however the
Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the
changing needs of the business.
