{"id":17872,"date":"2023-03-10T14:37:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/?post_type=ambassador&p=17872"},"modified":"2023-11-15T15:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:54:18","slug":"steph-w","status":"publish","type":"ambassador","link":"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/ambassador\/steph-w\/","title":{"rendered":"Steph W"},"content":{"rendered":"
I am a Senior Associate in the Health Litigation team at Hill Dickinson, based in the Liverpool office. I specialise in defending clinical negligence claims on behalf of the NHS. As well as handling a caseload of complex high-value claims, I also supervise paralegals in our team, and regularly run client training sessions for Hospital Trusts.<\/p>\n
I decided to study law at university after studying it at a-level, and I attended a non Russell group university and achieved a 2:1. I didn\u2019t have any family or friends in the profession, so when I decided to embark on securing a training contract I felt the competition was overwhelming. However, with hard work and perseverance (not letting rejection get in the way), I commenced my training contract at Kennedys in the Cambridge office, following my LPC. I quickly realised litigation was for me, and regularly attended Court doing advocacy for application hearings and CMCs. One year post qualification I joined Hill Dickinson (returning to my northern roots!). During my 10 years at Hill Dickinson I have progressed from a newly qualified to Senior Associate, with two maternity leaves within that time, and I now work part-time.<\/p>\n
I appreciate first hand the hurdles faced by diverse groups. I am proud to work for a firm who are committed to support and retain talent in the firm, and has won awards for flexible working and recruitment; there is a real commitment at Hill Dickinson to tackling issues and effecting change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17873,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n