Fitness to Practise Solicitor

William James Recruitment; Leeds; Híbrido; GBP 45.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid and flexible working

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work

Life assurance

Descripción de la vacante

William James Recruitment is seeking a Fitness to Practise Solicitor in Leeds to join a top Healthcare Regulatory team. You will manage a diverse caseload and advise professionals facing regulators, with potential to appear inquests and disciplinary proceedings.

You will work alongside experienced specialists, developing advocacy skills and building strong client relationships while benefiting from clear career progression and a supportive, hybrid-working environment.

Formación

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with at least 2 years' PQE.
• Experience in healthcare regulation, professional discipline, employment, litigation or public law.
• Interest in a specialist career in fitness to practise and healthcare regulatory law.
• Advocacy experience or a desire to develop advocacy and hearing experience.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and client relationship management abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure with competing priorities.
• Proactive, collaborative and commercially minded approach.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a varied caseload of healthcare regulatory and professional discipline matters.
• Advise healthcare professionals facing investigations before regulators.
• Represent clients at inquests and coronial proceedings.
• Draft witness statements, regulatory responses and submissions.
• Work with barristers, regulators and healthcare professionals.
• Support senior lawyers on high-value regulatory matters.
• Develop strong client relationships through service delivery.
• Participate in business development and networking.

Conocimientos

Healthcare regulation

Professional discipline

Employment law

Litigation

Public law

Regulatory work

Educación

Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales

Descripción del empleo

Fitness to Practise Solicitor - Leeds - Up to £75,000

A leading national law firm is seeking an ambitious Fitness to Practise Solicitor to join its highly regarded Healthcare Regulatory team in Leeds.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a solicitor with experience in fitness to practise, healthcare regulation, professional discipline, regulatory investigations, inquests or public law to join a specialist team that advises healthcare professionals facing complex and career-defining regulatory matters.

Working alongside experienced healthcare regulatory specialists, you'll develop your own caseload while gaining exposure to high-profile and sensitive matters. The role offers exceptional career progression, client contact and advocacy opportunities within one of the fastest-growing areas of healthcare law.

The Role

As a Fitness to Practise Solicitor, you will:

• Manage a varied caseload of healthcare regulatory and professional discipline matters


• Advise healthcare professionals facing investigations and proceedings before professional regulators


• Represent clients at inquests, pre-inquest review hearings and coronial proceedings


• Support clients involved in disciplinary, misconduct and workplace investigations


• Assist individuals facing police investigations and related regulatory concerns


• Draft witness statements, regulatory responses, representations and legal submissions


• Work closely with barristers, regulators, expert witnesses and healthcare professionals


• Provide practical, strategic and commercially focused legal advice


• Support senior lawyers on high-value, complex and high-profile regulatory matters


• Build and maintain strong client relationships through exceptional service delivery


• Participate in business development and networking activities


• Mentor and support junior team members where appropriate

About You

To be considered, you will have:

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with at least 2 years' PQE


• Experience in healthcare regulation, professional discipline, employment law, litigation, public law or wider regulatory work


• A genuine interest in developing a specialist career in fitness to practise and healthcare regulatory law


• Knowledge of professional regulators and disciplinary procedures


• Advocacy experience or a strong desire to develop advocacy and hearing experience


• Excellent drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills


• Strong communication and client relationship management abilities


• Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills


• The ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities


• A proactive, collaborative and commercially minded approach

The Benefits

• Up to £75,000 salary depending on experience


• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements


• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays


• Private medical insurance with family cover options


• Life assurance of up to four times salary


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Discounted gym membership


• Employee rewards, discounts and wellbeing initiatives


• Ongoing training and professional development


• Structured career progression within a leading healthcare regulatory practice