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Nicola Paterson

0330 045 2844 nicola.paterson@brownejacobson.com View profile

Work Department

Insurance and Public Risk

Position

Associate, Nicola, has experience in dealing with a range of personal injury claims, including EL, PL and RTA claims. She works on complex injury claims and in particular deals with brain injury, chronic pain cases, fatal claims and life changing injury claims generally.

She has assisted on claims concerning chronic pain, brain injuries and spinal injuries where medical causation has been disputed and in investigations relating to liability, causation and quantum.

Career

Sept 09 – August 14 – Paralegal role at Lyons Davidson Solicitors, Birmingham. This was working in-house at RSA Legal and dealing with a range of pre-litigated and litigated RTA cases. This included small claims, fast track claims and some multi-track claims and also included considering potential fraud claims.

Sept 14 – August 16. Training contract – BLM Solicitors, Liverpool.

Sept 16 – April 19. Solicitor in the Large Loss/Catastrophic Team at BLM Solicitors Liverpool. This involved working on military claims of high value and complex injuries, including psychiatric claims. Nicola also assisted and investigated on a complex claim involving a fatality on a construction site.

Memberships

SRA

Education

University of Hull. 2:1 Law Degree with LLB.

The College of Law Birmingham – passed LPC with Commendation.