Assistant Lawyer

2 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Keoghs Full time

The Assistant Lawyer will predominantly assist Lead Lawyers dealing with regulatory cases, inquests and motor crime often from the day of the incident. This will involve investigating the incident circumstances, supporting the clients, taking statements, attendance at interviews under caution and assisting with the case through to resolution.
The team predominately deal with health & safety (insurer and private client), nursing/care sector and motor crime cases.
This is a technical and client-facing role for a well-rounded lawyer, so you will have a keen interest in building client relationships through the delivery of training and mentoring as well as in delivering first class legal solutions to complex problems.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Review and analysis of prosecution evidence and considering implications for lay client/company
- Drafting statements of insured/witnesses
- Review of client’s evidence - obtaining, collating, indexing, cross-referencing with own statements and Prosecution's statements, summarising evidence for lead file handlers
- Liaising with Court, Coroner's Office and CQC/Police/HSE or relevant regulator
- Liaising with experts - instructing own experts, summarising expert evidence, serving reports
- Serving Defence case statements, sentencing bundles and mitigation bundles
- Drafting written submissions, following liaison with lay client/corporate client
- Liaising with clients re Prosecution's case and disclosure required
- Reviewing transcripts of evidence
- Organising and attending conferences & meetings, drafting note of discussion and following agreed strategy following lead lawyer’s strategy
- Attendance / representation at interview under cautions
- Attendance behind Counsel for trials & inquests - drafting notes of evidence, outcome and sentencing
- Arranges meetings, conferences, site visits, expert appointments
- Collating evidence and preparing bundles
- Review of medical records, post mortem reports and CCTV footage
- Attending site, taking photos and drafting basic statements
- Research into relevant HSE guidelines
- Research into clients - corporate structure, their procedures, risk assessments, documents
- To ensure compliance with the SRA standards & regulations
- Preparing written reports and advices for clients

**Experience, Skills and Qualifications**
- A qualified Solicitor with a minimum of 4 years PQE, with crime, regulatory and/ or care home inquest experience.
Essential:

- An ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Ability to work with case management systems
- The personal skills to deal with clients in a sensitive manner given the context within which they find themselves in
- Good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business
- Calm under pressure
- Self-confidence, with good literacy and IT skills
- Good team worker with the flexibility to do what is required to get a result and ensure client service levels are met
- Ability to work effectively within the Keoghs Shared Values framework

Values:
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our five values are at the heart of everything we do.
Keoghs values:
We listen, are down to earth and supportive
We work together towards a common goal
We’re friendly with a can do attitude
We care about our clients
We evolve

**Contract Type**
- Permanent

**Area**
- Crime and Regulatory

**Sub Area**
- Crime and Regulatory Bolton

**Office**
- Keoghs Manchester Charlotte Street

**Closing Date**
- 18 Jul 2023

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