Health & Care Regulatory Associate

Bevan Brittan LLP; Leeds; Ibrido; GBP 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

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Bevan Brittan LLP is seeking an Associate (4+ PQE) to join the Health and Care Regulatory team, advising on health, social care and education matters, both contentious and non-contentious. The role includes managing a varied caseload, advocacy hearings, and active client care while supervising junior colleagues.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ PQE, experience in Court of Protection, education or children's law, and a practical, commercial approach with strong collaboration and business

Competenze

• 4+ PQE
• Experience in Court of Protection, education or children's law
• Confidently working with clients and colleagues
• Technical excellence, organised, lateral thinker with eye for detail
• Enthusiasm to develop legal skills and take on challenges
• Team player with strong working partnerships
• Practical and commercial approach
• Experience in business development initiatives
• Experience supervising more junior colleagues

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• Manage your own varied caseload of both advisory and litigation matters
• Advocacy hearings (including Court of Protection and family court) and Tribunals
• Active involvement in client care and business development
• Supervision of more junior colleagues

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Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers

Our Health and Care Regulatory team provides advice and support to health, social care, education and housing organisations across the public and independent sector. We are a team of over 60 colleagues operating out of all four of our offices (Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and London) on a flexible hybrid basis. We take pride in providing high-quality support to our clients which is clear, user-friendly and responsive. We are open to discussions about alternative working patterns.

The role

We have an opportunity for an Associate (4+PQE) to join our team, offering the opportunity to be a part of a diverse and rich practice area that is intellectually stimulating and hugely rewarding. The role will involve advising clients on a range of health, social care and education issues, both contentious and non-contentious.

The team's services include management of complex litigation in the Court of Protection, human rights, mental health, safeguarding, patient safety, complaints and disputes, education (including SEND), children law and challenges to decision-making in in health and social care.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage your own varied caseload of both advisory and litigation matters
• Advocacy hearings (including Court of Protection and family court) and Tribunals
• Active involvement in client care and business development
• Supervision of more junior colleagues

What we are looking for from you

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• 4+ PQE
• Experience in either Court of Protection, education or children's law;
• An ability to work confidently and effectively with others, clients and colleagues alike
• Technical excellence, organised, lateral thinker with an eye for detail
• Enthusiasm to develop legal skills and a willingness to take on challenges
• Team player, with the temperament to form strong and sustained working partnerships
• Practical and commercial approach
• Experience of being involved with business development initiatives
• Experience of supervising more junior colleagues

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