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Clinical Negligence, Leadership and Learning to Stop | Ian Cohen

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Clinical Negligence, Leadership and Learning to Stop | Ian Cohen

From major NHS group litigation and building a specialist clinical negligence practice to senior leadership, law firm acquisitions and ultimately step

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How do you build a successful legal career, take on major clinical negligence cases, lead large legal teams — and know when it is time to step away?

In this episode of Life in Law, host Charles Peter sits down with Ian Cohen, a highly experienced clinical negligence and serious injury lawyer whose career spans more than 35 years.

Ian reflects on an unconventional route into law, becoming an equity partner at 28, building a specialist medical negligence practice and later moving into senior leadership roles across some of the UK's largest claimant law firms.

A major part of the conversation focuses on the Alder Hey organ retention litigation, where Ian became lead solicitor in a group action involving hundreds of bereaved families. He discusses the scale of the case, the responsibility of helping families understand what had happened, and how the litigation contributed to wider changes in medical practice and the law.

Ian also explores the business side of legal practice, from marketing and profitability to data, law firm growth and leadership, as well as what he learned from selling Goodman's Law to Slater and Gordon.

Later in the episode, the conversation turns to the personal cost of a demanding career. Ian speaks openly about burnout, stepping away from senior leadership in 2021 and why he now believes true resilience also means recognising your own vulnerability.

In this conversation, Ian discusses:

→ His unexpected route into clinical negligence and law firm ownership
→ Leading the Alder Hey organ retention litigation
→ Building and growing a successful legal practice
→ Marketing, data, profitability and the business of law
→ Moving from casework into senior leadership
→ Burnout, resilience and learning when to stop
→ Why vulnerability can make you a stronger leader

This is a candid conversation about clinical negligence, leadership, business, resilience and the lessons learned from more than three decades in the legal profession.

What you'll learn

To explore Ian Cohen's career across clinical negligence, serious injury, law firm ownership and senior leadership, and understand how his role evolved from practising solicitor to business leader and consultant.
To examine the Alder Hey organ retention litigation and understand the legal, ethical and human challenges involved in representing hundreds of bereaved families in complex group litigation.
To understand the importance of commercial awareness in legal practice, including profitability, cash flow, business development, data and management information.
To explore how law firm mergers, acquisitions, consolidation and corporate ownership can affect culture, leadership, client acquisition and professional practice.

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Who is the target audience?

Clinical negligence solicitors, medical negligence lawyers, serious injury lawyers, personal injury solicitors, claimant lawyers, law firm partners, managing partners, legal directors, heads of department, law firm owners, legal consultants, trainees, paralegals, apprentices, aspiring solicitors, litigation professionals, law firm managers, business development professionals, legal operations professionals, lawyers interested in leadership and management, and anyone interested in legal careers, law firm growth, resilience, wellbeing and the business of law.

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