Healthcare Inquests Solicitor or Associate

25 Jan

Location: London, South or Midlands locations considered / Hybrid working available

Sector: Legal

Company Overview

My client is a leading and award-winning Top 40 Law Firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 9th overall employer at the annual Britian’s Top Employers awards 2022 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.

Currently seeking an experienced Healthcare Inquests Solicitor or Associate to join the Regulatory department based in London. Other locations considered are South & Midlands.

The Regulatory Department is very diverse, offering a broad range of expert advice to organisations and individuals facing Health & Safety, criminal, and other regulatory prosecutions. The department also advises healthcare professionals facing possible criminal and professional regulatory sanctions, as well as Trusts and organisations on issues such as best interest decisions to DPA requests and inquests.

Maid Duties & Responsibilities:

The role will primarily focus on assisting with the management of a caseload of files for various care home clients, healthcare Trusts and other healthcare organisations, with our diverse offering, inevitably there will both the scope and need for our lawyers to be involved in work for clients outside of their core caseload.

Attend applications and hearings at court, including travel, and accompany counsel where necessary.
Advocacy at pre-inquest review hearings and inquests
Achieve set financial and chargeable targets.
Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to.
Comply with relevant policies and procedures.
Work in accordance with companies’ values

This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

Experience Required:

Qualified solicitor 4yr PQE

Legal Healthcare experience
Inquest experience
A willingness to develop advocacy skills.
Excellent organisational and time management skills

Excellent collaborative and team working skills.
Excellent communication skills
Excellent IT skills
Ability to work to deadlines and targets.
Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

Benefits include:

28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)

Agile / working from office & home including provision of home office equipment*
Healthcare cover/ Medicash.
Pension plan / Life Insurance 4 x salary
Interest free travel loan scheme
Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service.
Discounted gym membership & Discounted dental scheme
Cycle to work scheme.
Great reward and recognition scheme