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Are you an accomplished & highly skilled Case Manager or Occupational Therapist looking for an exciting new challenge? Becoming an expert witness with Jane James and Associates could be the career-enhancing role you seek.

We are an award-nominated, family-run business with over 35 years of experience in the medico-legal industry. We offer bespoke training and a dedicated internal expert liaison team to ensure your instructions run seamlessly.

Benefits include:

Bespoke training
Dedicated support from our expert liaison team
Excellent fee rates reflecting your expertise

We're particularly interested in Nurses and Occupational Therapists with community-based expertise, a good understanding of a patient’s rehabilitation and care package needs and 10+ years of post-qualification experience specialising in:

Brain injury
Spinal cord injury
Polytrauma
Amputees
Paediatric brain and spinal cord injuries

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Benefits Package for Nurses and Occupational Therapists joining JJ&A

Highly competitive rates of pay.
Professional peer to peer training and support.
Access to continuing professional development.
Administrator support.
A proofreading service and technological assistance.
Marketing and finance support.

Why Become an Expert Witness?

You’ll learn new skills, work with solicitors representing clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries, and use your extensive experience and expertise to provide a high level of reports for the Court whilst being fully supported by the JJ&A team.
You will be expected to attend case conferences and discuss cases with instructing parties. You'll also be expected to discuss and prepare joint statements with opposing experts and attend Court if required.
You are bound by Civil Procedure Rules Part 35 (CPR35), Practice Direction 35 (PD35) and the Guidance for the Instruction of Experts in Civil Claims 2014

The Role of a Liability Expert Witness

Experts report on Breach of Duty and will not be required to visit the Claimant.

Your role will be to review and investigate the nursing records and documentation provided and to produce a report relating to your views and opinions on the care provided.

The Role of the Care and Occupational Therapy Expert Witness

To undertake instructions on behalf of the Claimant and the Defendant to prepare expert witness reports on:

Past, present and future care requirements
Aids and equipment
Other specialist reports