Regulatory Advisory Solicitor or Senior Associate

Weightmans; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Weightmans is expanding its Regulatory Healthcare Advisory team in the Midlands, primarily Birmingham, with roles for Solicitors, Associates and Senior Associates. You will handle inquest files for NHS and healthcare clients and may participate in broader advisory work.

Travel nationally may be required. The role focuses on regulatory matters including court hearings, investigations and related compliance work, with opportunities for progression.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with 2–10 years PQE and admission to practice.
• Experience handling inquests and advocacy at hearings preferred.
• Strong organisational and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a case load of files
• Attend Inquest hearings at court, including travel
• Advocacy at pre-inquest review hearings and inquests
• Meetings with clients and witnesses in preparation for court hearings
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

Skills

Advocacy

Inquest experience

PQE 2-10 years

Willingness to develop advocacy

Job description

We are growing our Regulatory Healthcare Advisory team and have a number of opportunities available for Solicitors, Associates and Senior Associates looking to build or further develop a career in healthcare regulatory work.

Our highly regarded team advises a diverse range of healthcare organisations and professionals on complex, often high-profile regulatory matters. With an enviable client base that includes NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers, care homes and other health and care organisations, you'll gain exposure to a broad spectrum of challenging and rewarding work.

The team provides advice on inquests, Court of Protection applications, Mental Health Tribunals, CQC investigations and prosecutions, as well as wider healthcare regulatory issues including consent, confidentiality, capacity, best interests and discharge processes.

Depending on your level of experience, you will manage your own caseload of inquests on behalf of NHS and healthcare clients while also having the opportunity to become involved in a broader range of advisory and regulatory matters. The variety of work on offer provides an excellent platform for career development, increasing responsibility and progression.

The role will primarily focus on managing a caseload of inquest files for our various NHS clients, carehomesand other organisations, andpossibly someof the broader healthcare advisory work. The role ismainly basedin theMidlands, working out of ourstate of the artoffice in Birmingham City Centrebut some travel nationally may berequired. With our diverse offering, there may be both the scope and need for our lawyers to be involved in work for clients outside of their core caseload.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Manage a case load of files
• Attend Inquest hearings at court, including travel
• Advocacy at pre-inquest review hearings and inquests
• Meetings with clients and witnesses in preparation for court hearings.
• Workin accordance withWeightmans’ values

The above is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You

You will havepreviousexperience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work.We also require you to have/be:

Essential

• Qualified solicitor2-10yr PQE
• Advocacy experience
• A willingness to develop advocacy skills
• Inquest experience

Desirable

• Healthcare experience
• Inquest advocacy experience

The candidateshould be able todemonstrate:

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent collaborative and team working skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Ability to workbothas part of a team and on own initiative

Other Information

Please note:

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.