Crime & Regulatory Solicitor

Anakin Seal Legal Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency is seeking an experienced lawyer to join their crime and regulatory team based in Manchester. The role involves managing a busy caseload, developing client relationships, and providing legal advice. Ideal candidates will have experience in crime and regulatory law, particularly with knowledge in healthcare regulation or police investigations. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent bonus and benefits

Prospects for progression

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in professional discipline and regulatory matters.
• Experience managing a busy caseload.
• Ability to supervise junior staff and delegate tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Deliver key performance indicators and billing.
• Provide legal advice in both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Skills

Experience in crime and regulatory law

Understanding of healthcare regulation

Police disciplinary investigations

Health and safety knowledge

Inquest experience

Job description

Overview

Our clients multi site business comprises businesses, high net worth individuals, and associations across a broad spectrum of industries guiding, supporting, defending and protecting their clients through a wide range of key legal services. Due to a period of continued growth they are looking to recruit an accomplished and experienced lawyer to join their crime and regulatory team based in Manchester.

The crime and regulatory team work mainly for insurers representing regulated professionals, SME’s and public sector organisations in a range of disputes.

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate experience in one or more of the following areas of crime and regulatory law: Professional discipline, experience of healthcare regulation is an advantage.
• Police disciplinary investigations
• Health, safety, environmental and licencing
• Ofsted and CQC registration and enforcement
• Business crime and criminal investigations involving regulated professionals
• Inquests and public inquiries

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with internal Markel stakeholders.
• Demonstrate an understanding of legal expense insurance and liability insurance funded matters.
• Be able to manage your own busy case load – including recommending reserves and setting strategies.
• Deliver billing and other key performance indicators.
• Be able to establish, develop and maintain corporate and individual client relationships – both internally and externally.
• Be able to supervise junior staff on smaller files and delegate tasks to junior colleagues / administrative support staff where necessary and appropriate.
• Work within an established team of 7 lawyers, 2 paralegals, a trainee solicitor and administrative support.
• Provide both contentious and non-contentious legal advice representing businesses and individuals in an insured and uninsured capacity.
• Be able to consider and advise upon insurance policy coverage issues where necessary.

Benefits

The firm offers an enviable and unique working environment and culture, excellet prospects for progression due to their continued growth plus a competitive salary, excellent bonus and benefits.