Paralegal

1 month ago

Manchester, United Kingdom findajob.dwp Full time
The role

Are you looking for a role where you can apply your legal skills to really make a difference and help to protect the public, working at the General Medical Council?

Would you like to become a specialist in the fascinating and evolving area of professional regulatory law, working on cases with real purpose and which are uniquely varied and sometimes high-profile?

If so, you may be interested in becoming an essential part of our large but close-knit, in-house legal team of 165 solicitors, paralegals, support staff and leaders


Paralegals play a leading role in working directly with solicitors to investigate, progress and prepare cases that may be referred to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal service (MPTS).

Our Paralegals work across a range of responsibilities, including:

taking witness statements and providing witness care
obtaining expert reports
drafting allegations
instructing counsel
liaising with doctors and their representatives.
The person


Our teams pride themselves on an unwavering attention to detail, professionalism, and compassion towards all involved in fitness to practise.

A willingness to travel throughout the UK to take witness statements on occasion will be essential.


You can find more detail on the tasks you will undertake, and the essential skills required for the role, in the job description.

Roles available X 2 12 Months FTC and X 2 6 Month FTC

GMC Benefits – Why work for us

As a member of our in-house legal team, there'll be plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and career, including:


Home working - Staff are in the office one day every fortnight on a set team schedule, with additional in-office days as required.

Working hours are 35 hours per week.
taking conduct of your own caseload of cases due for tribunal review, and litigation matters, including supporting counsel in representing us at hearings
having full ownership of obtaining high quality key evidence including witness statements and expert reports
working closely with and learning from experienced solicitors
becoming involved in other areas of work, such as litigation costs recovery, public inquiries, and coroner's inquests.

accessing a wide range of learning and development online resources and in-person training events, as well as frequent Legal Team CPD events delivered by both internal and external speakers.

contributing to project and continuous improvement activity.

If your career aspiration is to qualify as a solicitor, some of our paralegal roles constitute qualifying work experience for the SQE and we can offer you up to 5 days study leave per year to assist you with your studies and exams.

When we have the need to recruit newly qualified solicitors, we aim to recruit internally from amongst those who qualify as solicitors whilst working for us.

We work with doctors, patients, and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors and those who train them need to meet and help them achieve them.

If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

You'll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:
30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
Hybrid working and we will consider a range of flexible working options
Attractive salary that's reviewed annually
Private medical insurance
Bike lockers and shower facilities
To find out more please click here.

How to apply for the role

You will need provide your reason for application & how you meet the essential skills of the role.


We will assess the information you provide against the skills required for the role and let you know whether you will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

Diversity and inclusive


The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination.

We are also committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and support the requirements of the Disability Confident interview scheme.

If you have a disability and meet the cut-off mark for the essential criteria for this role as outlined in the person specification document, you will be offered an interview.

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales and Scotland (SC037750)

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