Somek & Associates specialise in personal injury and clinical negligence reporting and due to expansion of its caseload, required expert witness Associates to meet rising case volumes. The organisation provides impartial clinical opinion, high quality compliant reports, and court ready expertise across multiple specialties.
Having previously relied on informal networks and ad hoc referrals, they had never undertaken a structured recruitment campaign for employed or contracted expert witnesses. They needed a recruitment partner who understood both the clinical landscape and the specialist demands of medico legal work, including independence, report quality, and credibility.
Somek & Associates then partnered with Castlefield Recruitment exclusively to deliver a targeted, specialist search campaign for an expert witness in a high demand clinical area.
Castlefield were successful with the search, prompting Somek & Associates to commission Castlefield again under the same exclusive terms to secure four further experts in Paediatrics, Spinal Injury, Visual Impairment, and Complex Rehabilitation.
Castlefield’s approach included:
- Proactive engagement with senior consultants and specialist clinicians with proven medico legal experience
- Discreet head hunting of relevant Case Managers and Occupational Therapists, targeting passive candidates and those who may not have previously considered work as an Expert Witness
- A quality control and vetting service covering at least the candidates most recent reference
Alongside the original post, another five expert witness roles successfully reached the training programme at the first time of asking with no readvertising needed.
Somek & Associates are very happy utilising Castlefield exclusively moving forward due to their accuracy of candidate matching, sector understanding, and the seamless management of a complex, multi specialty recruitment process.
