Crime & Regulatory - Solicitor
6 days ago
Leeds
Location: Leeds Salary: Competitive – discussed at application stage Application Deadline: 18 August 2026 Department: Legal We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor to join our specialist crime and regulatory team in Leeds. Working closely with Lead Lawyer David Chant, you’ll play a key role in handling complex health & safety, and serious motor matters—often from the very outset of an incident through to resolution. This is an exciting opportunity for a lawyer who enjoys both technical legal work and client interaction, and who is passionate about delivering high-quality legal solutions while building strong, trusted client relationships. • 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, • 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, • 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, • 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 *after successfully completing probation #J-18808-Ljbffr