Health & Care Regulatory Solicitor

Health & Care Regulatory Associate, 2 - 5 years PQE - Top 100 Firm - Birmingham

The Firm

This Top 100 firm is among the best in the country when it comes to advising businesses across construction, energy & resource management, higher education and financial services, complementing the firm's market leadership within housing, local government and health & social care. The firm is highly ranked in Birmingham and indeed nationally in these sectors, plus many others.

Recently included in 'Law Firm of the Year' at the Law Society Legal Awards and The Times 'Best Law Firm to Work For' in 2023. They have an ethos of promotion from within. This is due to their first rate internal training and mentoring, that ensures they develop some the finest legal talent in the country.

The firms cultural focus is : community and engagement; environmental sustainability; well-being; and diversity and inclusion. These commitments are evidenced through regular events, talks, and employee engagement across all those topics, and there are opportunities to get involved in pro bono and other charitable work.

The Team

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 38 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

Due to continued expansion, this firm is seeking a Health & Care Regulatory Associate with 2 -5 years of PQE to further strengthen its highly rated Birmingham team.

This leading health and care team provides advice and support to health, social care, education, and housing organisations across the public and independent sectors.

The role will involve advising clients on a range of health, social care, and education issues, both contentious and non-contentious.

The overall team's services include management of complex litigation in the Court of Protection, human rights, inquests, mental health, safeguarding, patient safety, serious incident response, complaints and disputes, HSE/CQC inspection and enforcement, education, children law, and challenges to decision-making in health and social care.

Responsibilities:

• Managing a caseload of both advisory and litigation matters;
• Advocacy at inquests, Court of Protection hearings, and tribunals;
• Active involvement in business development; and
• Assist with the supervision of the team.

The Candidate:

You will have:

• Around 2 - 5 years of PQE working in health and care and/or court of protection matters;
• An interest in developing a career in health, social care law and/or education law;
• A team player with the temperament to form strong and sustained working partnerships

What's on offer:

• A competitive salary package and excellent benefits
  • Benefits include the option to buy holiday
  • bonus scheme
  • generous pension scheme
  • Vitality private medical insurance
  • Life assurance

• Access to the most impactful and high-profile work available

• Opportunity to work alongside leading individuals and next-generation partners

• Work-Life Balance- offering hybrid flexibility to work your week in the way that suits you.

• Genuinely responsible business where they offer real community engagement, environmental sustainability, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and promote wellbeing throughout the business.

This is a highly coveted opportunity, suitable for a Health & Care Regulatory Associate or Senior Associate with the experience and ambition to be part of a powerhouse team operating out of Birmingham.

Apply now, or feel free to call Richard Coward at JMC for a confidential conversation.