Regulatory Solicitor - Healthcare

Why this firm! 

A rapidly growing and highly respected law firm, reshaping the UK legal market with our forward-thinking approach. As a Top 100 Law Firm, they have earned multiple prestigious awards, including Law Firm of the Year. They pride themselves on offering a supportive, dynamic, and innovative work environment where all employees are happy, motivated, and empowered to thrive.

Their healthcare litigation team is at the forefront of the industry, offering exciting opportunities for growth and professional development. If you’re looking for a firm where you can make an impact while maintaining a great work-life balance, this is the opportunity for you.

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive Salary and excellent benefits.
• Remote Working: Flexibility to work from anywhere, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life.
• Growth and Development: Opportunities to grow your career in a team that focuses on developing versatile, well-rounded lawyers.
• Award-Winning Firm: Join a firm that is recognized as one of the best, with high employee satisfaction and a top-tier reputation in the industry.

About the Role:
We are seeking a Healthcare Solicitor (2-6 PQE) to join this dynamic healthcare litigation team. In this role, you will have the chance to work on complex, defendant-side healthcare cases, representing healthcare professionals and insurers in a range of regulatory and clinical negligence matters.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising and representing healthcare professionals in healthcare regulatory proceedings before regulators such as the GMC, GDC, HCPC, NMC, and others. Experience with the GMC is highly valued.
• Advising in MHPS and private hospital disciplinary cases.
• Representing healthcare professionals (including doctors, surgeons, nurses, dentists, and allied health professionals) in clinical negligence claims.
• Providing medico-legal guidance and pre-action assistance for members of medical indemnity insurance schemes, including in the Caribbean.
• Offering policy coverage advice to insurers in the healthcare sector.

This role offers the chance to handle mid- to high-value cases, working with leading insurers and healthcare professionals in an exciting and rapidly evolving area of law.

About You:
To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in healthcare litigation, specifically defendant clinical negligence claims and healthcare regulatory cases.
• Experience with insurance law and coverage is beneficial but not essential.
• Empathy and excellent interpersonal skills for working with healthcare professionals and insurers.
• Strong technical ability, including a thorough grasp of principles, case law, and topics relevant to healthcare law.
• Thoroughness and attention to detail in your work.
• Motivation and a strong work ethic with the ability to work independently and proactively under close supervision.
• Great team-working skills with confidence, resilience, and tenacity.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple matters efficiently.