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The Advisory Division helps our health and social care clients across a wide range of issues, including: Inquests; Litigation: including Court of Protection, judicial review and mental health tribunal matters; Mental Health and Mental Capacity law, to include Deprivation of Liberty; Public law, advising commissioning and service provider organisations on governance, powers and responsibilities, as well as funding and treatment decision making; Governance and patient safety investigations; CQC and related health care regulation; Confidentiality; Information law (DPA/FOIA). The firm is looking to expand its existing Advisory team and seeks a self-motivated and ambitious solicitor, solicitor advocate or barrister to join us. This role will involve supervising and supporting a team of junior lawyers, advising clients on the above issues, working alongside a national team of leading lawyers and supportive colleagues. The work includes dealing with some of the most important and politically sensitive cases for the NHS.
Job Responsibility
Supervising and supporting a team of junior lawyers
advising clients on inquests, litigation, mental health and mental capacity law, public law, governance and patient safety investigations, CQC and related health care regulation, confidentiality, information law
working alongside a national team of leading lawyers and supportive colleagues
dealing with some of the most important and politically sensitive cases for the NHS
Requirements
Demonstrable advisory experience including advocacy or an appetite to develop advocacy skills, preferably within a leading healthcare law practice
confident lawyer who is self-motivated and able to develop the skills to work with very senior NHS management