Associate/Senior Associate (Inquests) - Healthcare and Public Law

Job role: Associate / Senior Associate (Inquests)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team: Healthcare and Public Law

Location: London

Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here Are Some Examples Of What We Offer

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Annual bonus scheme
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• Flexible pension scheme
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to confidential, expert support via Fertifa in relation to reproductive health and wellbeing
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year via Bright Horizons
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment
  
  

Role Overview

Introduction to the role:

Our dedicated Healthcare team is now looking to recruit a Associate / Senior Associate with specific inquest experience who will be undertaking a wide range of advisory work for the NHS and other public and private organisations operating in the Health and Social Care Sector.

Introduction To The Team

An exciting opportunity join our rapidly growing team of highly experienced specialists working on a wide range of Healthcare matters for the NHS and other public and private organisations operating in the Health and social care sector.

Experts in their field, the healthcare team regularly advises NHS bodies, private providers and insurers on a range of issues including inquests and public inquiries, best interests applications, claims for judicial review, mental health law, patient care issues, and clinical and corporate governance matters.

We have specialist teams working exclusively for the healthcare sector on commercial, procurement, employment and property matters.

Our Health team can genuinely say it is award winning, having received major recognition over the last few years, most recently being named as Legal Services Provider of the Year by the Health Service Journal.

Key Responsibilities

• Inquests (held both with and without a jury) including advocacy
• Advising on public law issues such as public and patient involvement and consultation, governance and constitutional issues, judicial review and human rights;
• Advising on matters of general healthcare law including patient complaints, SUI and Ombudsman investigations, and a variety of other health sector legislation and guidance including mental health;
• Advising on care standards legislation and practice and information governance matters.
  
  

The candidate will work with other lawyers practising in the healthcare/public/regulatory sector and will be expected to identify new products and work streams relevant to clients and develop new business.

What Are We Looking For

Important criteria:

• Qualified Solicitor
• Proven experience of healthcare Inquests including advocacy
• Previous experience within healthcare law
• Ability to work as part of a team

Ability to work flexibly and proactively

Excellent communication/client service skills

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent organisational skills

Willingness to travel

It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

• Experience in Court of Protection/inherent jurisdiction work
• Familiarity with issues relevant to organisations in the health and social care sector
  
  

If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.