Medical Negligence Paralegal - MNSI

Meaningful work. Support clients as part of our Medical Negligence team. Grow your career as a Paralegal.

Paralegal Newcastle Full Time

Youll provide a professional, efficient and high-quality legal service to our clients, working in line with Burnetts policies, procedures and standards. Youll support the Medical Negligence team while developing your skills and experience in this area of work.

In return, youll get a rare combination of high-quality work and genuine flexibility at one of Northern Englands largest law firms.

The opportunity

Youll work closely with legal fee-earners, paralegals and legal assistants across a range of Medical Negligence work.

This is a great opportunity to build your Medical Negligence experience, take on greater responsibility and develop your career within an experienced team.

What youll bring

• Strong administrative and organisational experience, with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Knowledge of, or experience within, Medical Negligence law and procedures
• Confidence using Microsoft 365, including Outlook and Excel
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively to deadlines
• Experience of drafting basic statements and legal documentation
• Experience of conducting legal research and presenting findings clearly

Personal attributes

• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A positive, proactive and can-do approach
• Willing to take responsibility and support others
• Professional, reliable and adaptable
• Able to remain calm under pressure
• Discreet, with a strong understanding of confidentiality
• Committed to demonstrating the firms core values

Build your Medical Negligence career with Burnetts

If you have relevant legal experience and are ready to develop your career at Paralegal level, wed love to hear from you.

At Burnetts, we're proud of the talented people who make our firm what it is. With specialist expertise across a wide range of legal disciplines, we're a firm where people support one another, enjoy working together and take real pride in the quality of what they do.

Why Burnetts?

Big-firm opportunity. Serious flexibility. Great benefits.

• 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Life cover
• Wellbeing support and initiatives
• Regular team and firm-wide events

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and well work with you to make the process as accessible as possible.