Associate

We have one of the strongest teams specialising in regulatory work in the Midlands and act for clients nationally, and we're looking for a talented Senior Associate to join us., As a Senior Associate, you'll advise a large public sector organisation in respect of a public inquiry and its responsibilities as a Core Participant and Material Provider. In particular, you'll be supporting the coordinated delivery of appropriate responses to Rule 9 requests sent by the Inquiry team. What you'll be doing

• Drafting corporate witness statements
• Advising on disclosure of documents to the public inquiry
• Assisting the wider Criminal Compliance & Regulatory (CCR) team as required, for example:
• defending regulatory investigations and prosecutions conducted by the HSE, Environment Agency, police, local authorities and other regulators to cover preparing for interviews under caution, liaison with regulators, advice upon strength of evidence and plea and Inquests
  
  Qualified solicitor (or equivalent), ideally with at least 4 years PQE
• Experience of responding to Rule 9 requests
• Experience of advising on disclosure of documents to a public inquiry
  
  We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.
Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process. We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age. We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.