Health & Care Regulatory Associate

Bevan Brittan LLP; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bevan Brittan LLP is seeking an Associate (4+PQE) to join its Health and Care Regulatory team. The role involves advising on health, social care, and education matters, both contentious and non-contentious, with opportunities in complex litigation, safeguarding, education and rights challenges.

The successful candidate will handle a varied caseload, engage in advocacy hearings, support client care and business development, and supervise junior colleagues while working within a flexible hybrid

Qualifications

• 4+ PQE
• Experience in Court of Protection, education or children's law
• Ability to work confidently and effectively with clients and colleagues
• Technical excellence, organized, detail-oriented
• Enthusiasm to develop legal skills and take on challenges
• Team player with strong working partnerships
• Practical and commercial approach
• Experience with business development initiatives
• Experience supervising junior colleagues

Responsibilities

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

Skills

4+ PQE

Client and stakeholder liaison

Business development

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

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

Make a Real Impact

Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Explore our markets and services here.

We are highly ranked across the legal directories and our 2025/26 financial results confirmed twelve years of consecutive growth.

Our Responsible Business pillars influence how we work together and motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and communities.

We support our people to be their best and, through our hybrid working model, we offer the flexibility to work your week in a way that suits you.

We’re looking for the best people to share in our ambition and success. Visit our Life page to discover what life at Bevan Brittan could look like for you.