Regulatory & Health and Safety Lawyer

Keoghs Northern Ireland LLP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Manchester seeks an Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor to assist in health & safety and regulatory cases. The role demands strong interpersonal skills, meticulous attention to detail, and experience as a solicitor. Responsibilities include liaising with various authorities, drafting evidence statements, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. Full-time with excellent benefits, offering a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year

Family Cover Private Medical Insurance (Bupa)

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

24/7 online GP and mental health support

Death in Service

Critical Illness Cover

Income Protection

Pension Contribution

Cycle to Work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Gym Flex

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in crime health & safety or regulatory work.
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with clients.
• Calm under pressure with good IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Partners in handling regulatory and health & safety cases.
• Draft and review statements of evidence.
• Liaise with various authorities and experts.
• Organise and attend meetings, drafting notes for follow-ups.
• Ensure compliance with SRA Code of Conduct.

Skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Attention to detail

Good telephone and communication skills

Self-confidence

Good team worker

Ability to work effectively within shared values

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

Overview

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

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

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal
• Industries
• Law Practice

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