Associate Senior Associate - Healthcare and Public Law
Associate Senior Associate - Healthcare and Public Law
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Job Description
Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and awardwinning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham Hong Kong Leeds Limassol Liverpool London Manchester Monaco Newcastle Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum from noncontentious advisory and transactional work to all forms of commercial litigation.
Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade through to retail insurance marine health education manufacturing public sector and banking and financial services.
Job role: Associate / Senior Associate
Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 17:30 37.5 hours per week)
Happy to talk flexible working
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
- 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 10 days fully subsidised emergency or backup care per year
- 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:
This role provides the opportunity to join one of the fastest growing business groups of Hill Dickinson. The Healthcare team has been growing yearonyear with a team of over 100 lawyers and national coverage we are one of the leading firms providing legal advice and support to the NHS insurers and independent healthcare organisations.
Our dedicated Healthcare team is now looking to recruit an Associate/Senior Associate with specific inquest and advocacy 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.
Key responsibilities:
- Inquests (held both with and without a jury) including advocacy
- Court of Protection treatment and best interest cases 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.
At Hill Dickinson we work hard with staff to develop their careers how they want to providing support develop new skills throughout their career.
What are we looking for:
Important criteria:
- Qualified Solicitor or equivalent
- 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
- Experience of litigation work preferable.
If you dont 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 should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.
Values
Trust Respect Innovation Collaboration
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.
All successful candidates will be subject to our standard preemployment screening including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
