Regulatory & Health and Safety Lawyer
Application Deadline: 28 May 2025
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Manchester
Description
The Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor will assist Partners, David Rainey and Nick Gianferrari, in dealing with predominantly regulatory, health & safety cases and inquest work often from the day of the incident, investigating the incident circumstances and assisting with the case through to resolution.
This is a technical and client-facing role for a well-rounded lawyer, so you will have a keen interest in building client relationships through the delivery of training and mentoring as well as in delivering first class legal solutions to complex problems.
Key Responsibilities
* Review and analysis of prosecution evidence and considering implications for lay client/company
* Drafting statements of insured/witnesses
* Review of client’s evidence - obtaining, collating, indexing, cross-referencing with own statements and Prosecution's statements, summarising evidence for lead file handlers
* Liaising with Court, Coroner's Office and CQC/Police/HSE or relevant regulator
* Liaising with experts - instructing own experts, summarising expert evidence, serving reports
* Serving Defence case statements, sentencing bundles and mitigation bundles
* Drafting written submissions, following liaison with lay client/corporate client
* Liaising with Insured re Prosecution's case and disclosure required
* Reviewing transcripts of evidence
* Organising and attending conferences & meetings, drafting note of discussion and following agreed strategy following lead lawyer’s strategy
* Attendance / representation at interview under cautions
* Attendance behind Counsel for trials & inquests - drafting notes of evidence, outcome and sentencing
* Arranges meetings, conferences, site visits, expert appointments
* Chase for transcripts and disclosure, collating the evidence
* Review of medical records, post mortem reports and CCTV footage
* Attending site, taking photos and drafting basic statements
* Research into relevant HSE guidelines
* Research into Insured's - corporate structure, their procedures, risk assessments, documents
* Collating witness availability
* Preparation of bundles for hearings, serving bundles
* To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
A qualified Solicitor, with at least 1 years’ experience in crime health & safety, regulatory or care home inquest experience.
* An ability to prioritise workload
* Ability to pay attention to detail
* Ability to work with case management systems
* The personal skills to deal with insureds in a sensitive manner given the context within which they find themselves in
* Good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business
* Calm under pressure
* Self-confidence, with good literacy and IT skills
* Good team worker with the flexibility to do what is required to get a result and ensure client service levels are met
* Ability to work effectively within the Keoghs Shared Values framework
Ref: DAV-0168
Benefits
* Davies Incentive Plan
* 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
* Family Cover Private Medical Insurance ( Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
* Simply Health Care Cash Plan
* WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
* Death in Service
* Critical Illness Cover
* PHI/Income Protection ( Private health insurance)
* Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
* Cycle to Work Scheme*
* Tech Scheme*
* Season Ticket Loan*
* Gym Flex*
* Access to Online Discount Sites
* Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
* Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
* Discounts at local retail outlets
*after successfully completing probation
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