Miriam joined our team in November 2016 as a Litigation Assistant, having already gained nearly five years of experience as a Clinical Risk Paralegal with an international firm. After joining Medical Solicitors, Miriam was supported to qualify as a solicitor in 2018.
She initially gained her Diploma in Legal Practice in 2010 from the University of Sheffield before doing her LLB and LPC. With our suport, Miriam embarked on the CILEX route to qualification where she was accredited with full Chartered Legal Executive status in April 2018. Then, after undertaking her Professional Skills Course, Miriam cross-qualified as a solicitor in July 2018.
Miriam took the longer alternative route to qualification that enables trainees to gain far more valuable practical experience in their chosen speciality, whilst training. This took a great deal of effort and determination on her part.
With her many years of direct specialist experience in the clinical negligence field, Miriam is now regarded within our firm as a Grade B fee earner.
Miriam is often the first one in the office and is highly motivated to look after her clients and progress their cases as quickly as possible. She is naturally intuitive, with a great deal of common sense applied to thoroughly investigating healthcare issues.
She has a particular specialist interest in general surgery, prostate cancer, hernia cases and spinal injury cases. She has represented families at Inquests and is familiar with the Coronial process. Inquests are usually an incredibly difficult time for bereaved relatives, but Miriam is well-experienced in providing the reassurance and expertise needed through this process.
In May 2025, Miriam was appointed to the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel following a rigorous application process. AvMA is a charity dedicated to patients who suffer avoidable medical injuries to get them the support they need. The Panel Accreditation Scheme is designed to support specialist clinical negligence practitioners who work with such patients. Miriam is one of two AvMA panel members at Medical Solicitors, joining Sarah Johnson from the York office.
How Miriam likes to spend her free time:
In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, (more so baking) shopping, and socialising with family and friends. She adores travelling to exotic places but is just as happy walking in the Peak District!