Exciting Non-Fee Earning Legal Opportunity – Clinical Negligence Experience Essential

Job Title: Legal Risk Assessor

Location: Hybrid (Home & Office Working)

Type:        Full-Time, Permanent

Salary:     Up to £40K (DOE) with a range of benefits; including 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid working, option to work abroad for a 4 week period, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program and many more….

Are you an experienced Clinical Negligence Fee Earner, Legal Executive or Case Handler looking to step away from fee earning while continuing to use your legal expertise in a rewarding and strategic role?

At Simpson Millar, we’re looking for a Legal Risk Assessor to join our Success Team - a vital part of our client onboarding process. This is a rare opportunity to remain legally engaged, contribute to the firm’s commercial success, and influence how we assess and accept new enquiries - all without the demands of running a caseload.

About the Role

In this non-fee earning role, you will use your experience in Clinical Negligence to conduct detailed success assessments on new client enquiries, ensuring cases meet our viability and risk criteria. You’ll provide feedback and coaching to the Contact Centre team, liaise with practice areas, and play a key part in optimising the client onboarding journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete legal success assessments on new Clinical Negligence enquiries
• Conduct offline reviews of self-accepted cases to ensure alignment with business standards 
• Provide real-time legal support and coaching to Senior Advisors in the Contact Centre
• Collaborate with legal teams to ensure consistency in case selection and risk assessment
• Contribute to process improvements and best practice within the Success Team
• Analyse trends and share commercial insights with marketing and operational leads

What We're Looking For

• Strong, hands-on experience in Clinical Negligence case handling (essential)
• Background as a Fee Earner, Case Handler, Paralegal or Legal Executive in this area
• Commercially aware, with the ability to assess case viability and risk
• Effective communicator and collaborative team player
• Comfortable working with data and digital case management systems
• Coaching or mentoring experience is desirable but not essential

Why Join Simpson Millar?

We’re a modern, forward-thinking law firm that puts people at the heart of everything we do. If you’re looking to take your legal career in a new direction - away from fee earning but still intellectually and strategically fulfilling - this role offers the perfect balance.

Diversity & Inclusion at Simpson Millar

At Simpson Millar, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences - including those from underrepresented communities in the legal profession. We are proud to foster a culture where individuality is celebrated, and where every voice matters. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we're happy to support you.

Apply now or contact Ruth Henderson (Recruitment Business Partner) and bring your Clinical Negligence expertise to a position where it can make a firm-wide impact.