Healthcare Regulatory Solicitor / Associate (2-5+ PQE), Bristol

DACB's Health, Care and Public Law Team provides legal advice and training to a very wide range of organisations operating in the health and social care sector, including NHS Trusts, independent sector providers, charities, commissioners, investors, and MDO's.

The team is highly rated in Legal 500 and Chambers and recognised as a “very broad range of specialists and all, without exception, first class experts and great to work with”.

We currently have an opportunity for a Solicitor to join our team to undertake regulatory and advisory work, including coroners inquests, Court of Protection litigation, patient care issues and mental health advice, CQC inspection, regulation and enforcement, and professional regulatory advice.

The Team plays an important role in DACB's broader Health practice, which is widely recognised as the leading strategic, commercial and regulatory legal adviser to the health and social care sector in the UK.

This role is to join our Leeds and Manchester HCPL team, and we would welcome applications to be primarily based in either of the offices. We work collaboratively across our offices and provide legal services to an impressive range of local clients. Of note, DACB is an NHS Resolution panel firm for the North East and Yorkshire region, giving us the ability to offer joined up advice and support to our nominated NHS Trust clients.

We offer a flexible, friendly, collaborative environment in a team which has a great track record of development and progression.

Role Responsibility

• Handle a varied workload with an appropriate level of supervision.
• Act as a point of contact for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience.
• Communicate effectively with a broad range of people including clients, regulators, courts and other stakeholders.
• Support marketing and business development activity within the team e.g. attending marketing events and client training.
• Build an awareness of the Firm's other services and development of effective internal and external networks.
• Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.
• Exercise full compliance with DAC Beachcroft protocols on billing and credit control and demonstrate a high level of financial management in respect of own files.

The Ideal Candidate

An NQ+ Solicitor or barrister with a demonstrable interest or previous experience in this practice area or related practice area. We do not expect candidates to cover the full breadth of work undertaken by the team but we do require a clear interest in this area and enthusiasm to develop skills and knowledge relevant to the work we do.

• An enthusiastic and committed approach with an interest in developing expertise in areas such as health and social care regulation, coroner’s inquests, mental health law, serious medical treatment, and information governance.
• Advocacy experience is an advantage (but not essential as training can be provided in this area)
• Excellent relationship and client handling skills. Able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues.
• Highly motivated, sharing our commitment to providing excellent service to our clients.
• An ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues.
• Team oriented with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
• This is an opportunity for someone looking to join a successful and expanding team in an exciting and developing sector, within a firm with an excellent reputation in the Health and Public sectors nationally and as a great place to work.

About the Company

We're a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We're market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Miami, plus a broad network of affiliations across the globe. 

Working with us

Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. Combine this with our supportive culture and hybrid working model, and you have: a Life that Works.

Our flexible approach means that we help our colleagues to be their best at work, while recognising that they have all sorts of different interests and commitments outside work.

We pride ourselves on our supportive, approachable culture. We are trusted, appreciated as individuals and embraced as part of a team. At DACB, we don’t just accept your differences, we celebrate and advocate for them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you as an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the ‘whole you’ to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are!