Senior Associate - Healthcare Regulatory - #1779876

The Role

Department : Healthcare Regulatory

Location : Manchester

Role : Senior Associate / Associate

The Healthcare Department

Our multidisciplinary global healthcare group draws upon expertise across the firm and comprises lawyers who specialise in civil litigation, regulatory, disciplinary, medical crime, coroner's inquests, CQC proceedings, the Court of Protection, capacity and consent, data, projects and construction, real estate, corporate, insurance, intellectual property, commercial, IT and employment.

Our clients include public and private hospitals, medical defence organisations, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, professional associations, healthcare suppliers and distributors as well as healthcare companies, individual clinicians, private equity firms specialising in healthcare investments, health ministries and authorities.

Our extensive office network across the UK & Europe, US, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East enables us to deliver a seamless integrated service to our healthcare clients around the globe.

The Team

Our national Healthcare Regulatory team is expanding and undertakes a broad spectrum of work defending healthcare professionals and organisations in regulatory proceedings before the statutory regulators (GMC/MPTS, GDC, GOC, GPhC, NMC, HCPC) as well as disciplinary proceedings before NHS Trusts, NHS England and other private healthcare businesses. The team are regularly instructed in Coroner's Inquests, CQC proceedings, data disputes and public inquiries. There is also a specialist sub-team who defend healthcare professionals in criminal proceedings. The regulatory team is led by Adam Weston in London and the team sits across our London, Manchester and Bristol offices.

Our Manchester Regulatory team requires an experienced Associate or Senior Associate to handle a varied caseload of regulatory healthcare matters and inquests for a range of clients who include, insurance companies, medical and dental defence organisations, private individuals and professional associations.

The successful candidate needs to be able to manage a complex caseload and must have experience of running regulatory and inquest matters in previous roles.

The Role

This role offers the successful candidate a fantastic opportunity to join a successful team working with the leading MDO, insurer and private individual and organisational clients in the healthcare sector. The industry leading team is dedicated to providing the highest quality service to their clients but also believes strongly in the importance of working together as a national group and collaborating with other practice groups in the national healthcare team. We operate a hybrid model of 2 days per week in the office and our sociable team often organise events and other opportunities to come together. We are committed to ensuring a flexible and supportive team dynamic, upholding the firm's 'work as one' value. Our chargeable hours target is 6.5 hours per day.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous experience working within a fee earning environment.
• Ability to apply law and guidance to business requirements and challenges of international client base.
• Strong drafting skills and academic background.
• A minimum of 6 years PQE with previous experience working specifically in healthcare regulatory defence. Please note that our PQE levels are a guide, and all suitable candidates will be considered.
• The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practicing solicitors to have a practising certificate.
• Must be a qualified solicitor. Successful completion of a Training Contract (or equivalent) and relevant education (Legal Practice Course; Graduate Diploma in Law (if non-Law graduate).
• All solicitors and registered European lawyers in legal practice or employment in England & Wales must comply with the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's continuing professional development scheme (CPD Scheme).
• The ideal candidate will display excellent legal ability and initiative, strong technical skills as well as confidence in managing and prioritising a full and varied workload. They will be a strong communicator with good attention to detail.
• The ideal candidate will be proactive and have a good teamwork ethic, with a willingness to assume responsibility and to provide support with supervision of junior team members.
  
  

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