Clinical Negligence Legal Assistant

Location: Almondsbury

Clinical Negligence Legal Assistant

Bristol

Salary up to £26,000 D.O.E

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a highly regarded law firm with the recruitment of a Legal Assistant for their Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team in Bristol. If you're a Legal Assistant who enjoys working closely with fee earners, keeping cases moving, and handling medical records with care and accuracy, this could be a great next step. This Clinical Negligence Legal Assistant role offers long-term stability, a supportive team environment, and varied, hands-on exposure to Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury files.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Bristol working Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week).

This is what you will be doing

As a Clinical Negligence Legal Assistant, your day-to-day duties will include:

Supporting three fee earners with day-to-day legal and administrative tasks to progress Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury matters.
Drafting standard correspondence and routine legal documents, assisting with case preparation under supervision.
Liaising with clients, medical experts, courts and third parties, ensuring clear communication and timely follow-up.
Monitoring deadlines and key dates, keeping files organised and ensuring tasks are completed on time.
Scanning, uploading and managing medical records (including hard copy and CD formats) for disclosure, expert instruction or audit purposes.

The experience you will bring to the team

You will bring the following experience to the Clinical Negligence team:

- Proven experience working in a Clinical Negligence or Personal Injury setting.
Experience supporting fee earners with case progression and file management.
Confidence handling, organising and maintaining medical records and related documentation.
Strong administrative and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail and confidentiality.
Comfortable using case management systems and Microsoft Office, with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.

This is what you will get in return

Salary up to £26,000.
Permanent, full-time role (37.5 hours per week).
Bristol with a well-established, reputable law firm.
The opportunity to support experienced fee earners and develop further within Clinical Negligence / Personal Injury work.

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're a Clinical Negligence or Personal Injury Legal Assistant ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch to find out more. All enquiries will be handled in the strictest confidence by Yolk Recruitment. If you are looking to pursue the next step in your career with a highly regarded law firm, we encourage you to apply by contacting Oliver Coodye on (phone number removed) or alternatively send your CV Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce.

We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.

* Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities