Healthcare Inquests Solicitor Freelance

Workingmums

My client is a leading and award-winning Top 40 Law Firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 9th overall employer at the annual Britian’s Top Employers awards 2022 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.

Currently seeking an experienced Healthcare Inquests Solicitor to join the Regulatory department based in London Hallmark. Other locations consider are South & Midlands.

The Regulatory Department is very diverse, offering a broad range of expert advice to organisations and individuals facing Health & Safety, criminal, and other regulatory prosecutions. The department also advises healthcare professionals facing possible criminal and professional regulatory sanctions, as well as Trusts and organisations on issues such as best interest decisions to DPA requests and inquests.

The role will primarily focus on assisting with the management of a caseload of files for various care home clients, healthcare Trusts and other healthcare organisations, with our diverse offering, inevitably there will both the scope and need for our lawyers to be involved in work for clients outside of their core caseload.

Agile / working from office & home including provision of home office equipment

Main duties and responsibilities

• Attend applications and hearings at court, including travel, and accompany counsel where necessary.
• Advocacy at pre-inquest review hearings and inquests
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets.
• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to.
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures.
• Work in accordance with companies’ values

This list 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, Essential

• Qualified solicitor 1-4yr PQE
• Healthcare experience
• Inquest experience
• A willingness to develop advocacy skills.

Also required.

• 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 work as part of a team and on own initiative.

My client are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

They strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

Benefits:

• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
• Agile / working from office & home including provision of home office equipment
• Healthcare cover/ Medicash.
• Pension plan / Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Interest free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service.
• Discounted gym membership & Discounted dental scheme
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Great reward and recognition scheme

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

If this role is of interest and you have the relevant PQ Experience, then do please forward your CV to Julie O’Leary and call to discuss further.