Assistant Lawyer

2 months ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom Keoghs Full time

Role: Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor – Crime & Regulatory

Location: Manchester

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Discussed at time of application


The role:


The Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor will assist Partners, David Rainey and Nick Gianferrari, in dealing with regulatory cases, motor crime and inquest work often from the day of the incident, investigating the incident circumstances and assisting with the case through to resolution.


The department as a whole predominately deal with health & safety, nursing/care sector, environmental 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.


YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • 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 Insured 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
  • Chase for transcripts and disclosure, collating the evidence
  • 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 Insured's - corporate structure, their procedures, risk assessments, documents
  • Collating witness availability
  • Preparation of bundles for hearings, serving bundles


OUR REQUIREMENTS:


  • A qualified Solicitor, with at least 1 years’ experience in crime, regulatory or care home inquest experience.
  • An ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to pay attention to detail
  • Ability to work with case management systems
  • The personal skills to deal with insureds 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


Compensation & Benefits:


Salary to be discussed on application, hybrid working 1 day minimum per week in office remainder remote working, private medical insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover, Health Care Cash Plan, Holidays 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days), holidays rise to 26 days after 5 years’ service and 27 days after 10 years’ service, Death In Service – after 1 year, Employer Pension Contribution, Cycle to Work Scheme*, Tech Scheme*, Season Ticket Loan*, Gym Flex* (*after successfully completing probation)



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