Healthcare Inquest Solicitor

Healthcare Inquests Solicitor (1-4 years PQE)
London, Up to £70k
(working from office & home including provision of home office equipment*)
You will join the Regulatory department of an award winning Law Frim with offices throught out th UK.
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.
Main duties and responsibilities
* Manage a case load of files.
* 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.
Essentials
* Qualified solicitor 1-4yr PQE
* Healthcare Inquest experience
* Advocacy skills
Desirable
* Court of protection experience
* Mental health experience
* Regulatory defence experience
You should be able to demonstrate:
* Excellent collaborative and team working skills.
* Excellent organisational and time management 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.
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