Crime & Regulatory - Solicitor

• Work alongside a highly respected Lead Lawyer on complex cases
• Gain hands-on experience from day one
• Build expertise in a specialist and growing area of law
• Be part of a supportive, team-oriented culture
• Opportunity to develop client relationships through training and mentoring delivery

What You’ll Be Doing

• Analyse prosecution evidence and assess its implications for clients
• Draft witness statements and review client evidence
• Collate, organise, and summarise case materials for senior lawyers
• Liaise with courts, coroners, regulators (HSE, CQC, Police) and external experts
• Prepare and serve defence case statements, sentencing and mitigation bundles
• Draft submissions and support case strategy development
• Attend interviews under caution, inquests, and trials alongside Counsel
• Conduct legal and regulatory research (including HSE guidelines)
• Review medical records, post-mortem reports, transcripts and CCTV evidence
• Coordinate meetings, site visits, and expert appointments
• Support clients sensitively in often challenging and high-pressure situations

What we're looking for:

• ✅ A qualified Solicitor with NQ – 4 years PQE in ideally one or more of the following specialisms: 
  • Health & Safety  
  • Regulatory 
  • Inquests
  • Traffic Commissioner
  • Serious Motor
• ✅ Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities
• ✅ Detail-focused and confident working with case management systems
• ✅ A strong communicator, able to build rapport with clients and stakeholders at all levels
• ✅ Calm, resilient and professional under pressure
• ✅ A collaborative team player with a proactive, flexible approach
• ✅ Sensitive and empathetic in dealing with clients facing difficult circumstances
• ✅ Confident in your written work, research, and IT skills

📩 Interested?

Job Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days) 
• Private Medical Insurance ( Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing 
• Death in Service
• Critical Illness Cover
• PHI/Income Protection ( Private health insurance)
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer 
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets