Crime & Regulatory Partner

BCL Legal; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Flexible hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Company pension

Job summary

BCL Legal is recruiting a senior Crime & Regulatory Solicitor to step up to partner or join as a partner in Manchester. The role focuses on handling complex regulatory matters for businesses and individuals within a well-established firm.

You will lead the crime and regulatory team, develop client relationships, and contribute to strategic growth, governance, and profitability while mentoring junior lawyers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the crime and regulatory team.
• Develop internal referrer relationships and client partnerships.
• Proactively develop new business.
• Contribute to strategy and direction at a senior level.
• Provide contentious and non-contentious legal advice.
• Supervise and mentor other lawyers.
• Oversee governance, compliance, supplier and contract management.
• Manage budget and profitability for the team.

Job description

Crime & Regulatory Partner - Manchester

This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior Solicitor looking for a step up to partner or indeed a partner looking for a fresh opportunity to join a well-established law firm, renowned for providing expert legal advice to both businesses and individuals. The firm is particularly celebrated for its exceptional client care, especially in its Crime and Regulatory practice, as well as other key areas.

As a Tier 1 ranked firm in the Legal 500, the firm is continuing to expand and is looking to appoint a senior Crime and Regulatory Solicitor to support the team in handling complex regulatory cases, motor crime, and inquest work.

Instructions

• Inquests and public inquiries;
• Professional discipline;
• Gross misconduct investigations in policing
• Health, safety, licensing and environmental matters,
• Entity regulation (with a focus on Ofsted and CQC)

The role is to provide input into the strategic leadership, development and growth of the crime and regulatory team, along with managing a varied case load both as the day-to-day contact on cases and also as supervisor to more junior colleagues in the team.

The successful candidate will

• Support in leading and managing the crime and regulatory team
• Manage, reinforce and develop internal organisational referrer relationships, corporate client and business partner relationships for growth of the crime and regulatory and wider business
• Take a proactive role in developing new business
• Input into strategy and direction at a senior level
• Provide both contentious and non-contentious legal advice representing businesses and individuals in an insured and uninsured capacity
• Supervise and mentor other lawyers within the team
• Carry out general management including; governance, compliance, supplier and contract management
• Have budget, financial and profitability control including managing own caseload delivering appropriate

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible hybrid working policy,
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Company pension scheme up to 12%