Associate

Browne Jacobson LLP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & hybrid work

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing initiatives

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Browne Jacobson LLP in the Midlands is seeking a talented Senior Associate to join us, advising a large public sector organisation in respect of a public inquiry and its Core Participant and Material Provider duties. You’ll support coordinating responses to Rule 9 requests.

Drafting corporate witness statements, advising on disclosure, and assisting the CCR team with investigations and prosecutions. We offer flexible hybrid working, comprehensive benefits, enhanced parental leave, and supportive

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with relevant PQE preferred.
• Experience handling Rule 9 requests or public inquiries is advantageous.
• Strong drafting and analytical abilities for regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Drafting corporate witness statements.
• Advising on disclosure of documents to the public inquiry.
• Supporting the CCR team with regulatory investigations and related actions.

Skills

Legal drafting

Regulatory investigations

Public inquiries

Disclosure processes

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

We have one of the strongest teams specialising in regulatory work in the Midlands and act for clients nationally, and we're looking for a talented Senior Associate to join us., As a Senior Associate, you'll advise a large public sector organisation in respect of a public inquiry and its responsibilities as a Core Participant and Material Provider. In particular, you'll be supporting the coordinated delivery of appropriate responses to Rule 9 requests sent by the Inquiry team. What you'll be doing

• Drafting corporate witness statements
• Advising on disclosure of documents to the public inquiry
• Assisting the wider Criminal Compliance & Regulatory (CCR) team as required, for example:

• defending regulatory investigations and prosecutions conducted by the HSE, Environment Agency, police, local authorities and other regulators to cover preparing for interviews under caution, liaison with regulators, advice upon strength of evidence and plea and Inquests

  Qualified solicitor (or equivalent), ideally with at least 4 years PQE

• Experience of responding to Rule 9 requests

• Experience of advising on disclosure of documents to a public inquiry

  We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.