Principal Associate - Healthcare Advisory

Mills & Reeve; Norwich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading law firm as a solicitor in their award-winning healthcare team. You will engage with high-profile patient and public law matters, requiring 7+ years of PQE and a strong knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act. Excellent career progression opportunities await in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Wide range of benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 7+ years PQE in healthcare law or public law.
• Good knowledge of welfare applications under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient matters and public law work.
• Handle complex healthcare advisory matters.
• Travel nationally to serve client needs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Negotiating skills

Analytical skills

Research skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree & A Level grades or equivalent

Job description

Join our award-winning healthcare team at Mills & Reeve! Work with top partners on high-profile patient and public law matters. Enjoy excellent prospects for career progression. Read on to find out more.

The role

We are looking for a solicitor to work as part of our award-winning healthcare team alongside Jill Mason and Neil Ward, Partners, and our wonderful 20+ strong team. We are flexible regarding the Mills & Reeve office location for the successful candidate. You will be responsible for dealing with a wide range of patient matters and public law work, which are often life-and-death issues or headline news, either locally or nationally.

The broad range of work will include complex issues covering:

• Full range of Healthcare advisory matters for clients across the Health and Care sector
• NHS Continuing Care/Responsible Commissioner issues
• Priorities/exceptional funding
• Mental Capacity and Mental Health Act issues
• Governance
• Incident investigation and Public Inquiries

Although you would not be expected to cover all these areas, the work will require some travel to service client needs nationally.

The person

You will be 7+ years PQE. A good working knowledge of welfare applications under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 will be a particular advantage.

Essential

• Degree & A Level grades or equivalent.
• Excellent written English for drafting purposes.

You Will Be Able To Demonstrate

• A can-do approach
• Attention to detail
• Excellent time and file management
• An ability to build relationships with clients, potential clients, and witnesses
• Good research skills
• Negotiating skills
• Analytical skills, ability to work under pressure, flexibility, and team working
• Interpersonal skills to deal with various people issues
• Current knowledge of NHS and wider health and social care landscape, including duties of medical professionals

Who will I be working with?

Working under close supervision, you will have diverse and interesting work within this team, which is part of the wider cross-office NSL with team members based in Birmingham, Cambridge, London, and Manchester.

For the full job description, please see the attachment below.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.

The Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to learn more about our core benefits.

Pre-employment screening

If offered a role, comprehensive pre-employment screening will be conducted, including a basic DBS check, right to work verification, employment history, and character assessment. Full details are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve focuses on achieving more for clients, their businesses, and communities. Our clients benefit from our knowledge and consistent, tailored advice. We build personal relationships and leverage our network for recommendations. With over 1,250 people and 750 lawyers, our vision is "Achieve more. Together." We are ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, listed in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work, and awarded Platinum Investors in People.

And finally

We value diverse perspectives and ideas, providing an inclusive, supportive environment. Flexible working arrangements are considered, and workplace adjustments are supported. Learn more about our diversity and inclusion initiatives on our website.