Regulatory and Professional Discipline Solicitor

Gordons Partnership; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm in the UK is seeking a Regulatory and Professional Discipline Solicitor with 1-3 years' PQE. You will manage your caseload, maintain records, assist senior lawyers, and provide training to juniors. Knowledge of healthcare regulation processes is essential. This role offers a competitive salary, benefits, and the chance to maintain a healthy work-life balance with hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working options

Employee ownership benefits

Qualifications

• 1-3 years' PQE in law with relevant professional regulation experience.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulation processes like GMC and GDC proceedings.
• Self-motivated and conscientious with the ability to manage caseloads.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload with supervision.
• Maintain case management records.
• Assist team lawyers and provide training to junior members.

Skills

Professional regulation experience

Critical thinking

Advocacy skills

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Role: Regulatory and Professional Discipline Solicitor (1-3 years' PQE). The Healthcare Regulatory and Professional Discipline Team acts for medical defence organisations and private clients in respect of regulatory, disciplinary, coronial and criminal matters. The team is highly regarded in this diverse and exciting area of work, having been ranked in The Legal 500.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for managing own caseload with supervision.
• Ensure case management records are maintained.
• Assist other lawyers in the team with their work, including supporting senior fee earners where necessary.
• Due to the nature of the work, be flexible to assist with cases and instructions outside of normal working hours when required.
• Meet chargeable hours targets.
• Assist with the training and development of junior members of the team and provide training sessions to our institutional clients.

Qualifications

• You will be a qualified solicitor with 1-3 years' PQE (relevant additional experience will also be considered).
• You will have experience in professional regulation.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulation processes (ideally GMC and GDC proceedings).
• Advocacy experience in matters such as Pre‑Inquest Hearings, Inquests, Interim Orders Hearings and police interviews (preferred but not essential).
• A willingness to extend your existing skills and develop expertise in this area of law.
• Conscientious, self‑motivated, hardworking, responsive, with critical thinking abilities.

The firm, with offices in London and Surrey, offers a range of legal services, including our Legal 500 Tier 1 Clinical negligence: defendant team. Gordons Partnership Solicitors was established in 1994 and with nearly three decades of experience we have the knowledge and efficiency to provide our clients with quality advice at economic rates. We ensure that we meet all our clients' needs wherever they are, as quickly as possible. Our approach allows us to consistently "punch above our weight" and provide a unique combination of expertise and value for money in an increasingly competitive marketplace for legal services. We are the main or sole legal adviser to numerous UK listed companies and we provide advice, both domestically and internationally, to many household names across the spectrum of personal, corporate, commercial and medical fields. The firm is "highly rated" by Chambers. Our clients, who range from individuals to the biggest of insurers and multinationals, appreciate both our openness and our pragmatic approach. The firm is growing and we have been joined by like‑minded individuals and practices. We are an active member of the United Legal Network (www.united-legal-network.com) and this enables us to provide contacts and referrals in most European countries. At home, we try our very best to support local schools and chosen charities and, in 2015, we became the official sponsor of the LPC Litigation prize awarded to students at the University of Law, Guildford.

Benefits

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in developing their career as a Regulatory and Professional Discipline Solicitor. You will receive a competitive salary, a range of benefits and the opportunity for hybrid working. Gordons Partnership is an employee‑owned firm which recognises the importance of a healthy work‑life balance.