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Job Title Associate Healthcare Regulatory
Job Location Manchester
Job Type Fee earners
Country/Territory England
Region UK & Europe
Description

The Role

Department : Healthcare

Location : Manchester or Birmingham

Role : Associate

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.

Our multidisciplinary global healthcare group draws upon expertise across the firm and comprises lawyers who specialise in civil litigation, regulatory, disciplinary, medical crime, coroner's inquests, CQC proceedings, the Court of Protection, capacity and consent, data, projects and construction, real estate, corporate, insurance, intellectual property, commercial, IT and employment.

Our clients include public and private hospitals, medical defence organisations, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, professional associations, healthcare suppliers and distributors as well as healthcare companies, private equity firms specialising in healthcare investments, health ministries and authorities.

Our extensive office network across the UK & Europe, US, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East enables us to deliver a seamless integrated service to our healthcare clients around the globe.

The Team

Our national Healthcare Regulatory team is expanding and undertakes a broad spectrum of work defending healthcare professionals and organisations in regulatory proceedings before the statutory regulators (GMC/MPTS, GDC, GOC, GPhC, NMC, HCPC) as well as disciplinary proceedings before NHS Trusts, NHS England and other private healthcare businesses. The team are regularly instructed in Coroner's Inquests, CQC proceedings, data disputes and public inquiries. There is also a specialist sub-team who defend healthcare professionals in criminal proceedings. The regulatory team is led by Jane Lang in Cardiff and Adam Weston in London.

Our Manchester Regulatory team requires an Associate to handle a varied caseload of regulatory healthcare matters for a range of clients who include, insurance companies, medical and dental defence organisations, private individuals and professional associations.

The successful candidate needs to be able to manage a complex caseload and must have experience of running regulatory and inquest matters in previous roles.

Requirements of the Role

  • Strong technical skills across a range of complex legal matters;
  • Contribution to business development and supporting growth;
  • Understanding and dealing with client expectations, objectives, negotiating position and key concerns;
  • A commitment to the consistent delivery of high-quality advice to clients;
  • Contributes to training initiatives;
  • Demonstrates strategic business knowledge of clients in the sector.

Essential skills & experience

Candidates will ideally have a minimum of 4 years PQE, (please note that our PQE levels are a guide and all suitable candidates will be considered);

  • Display excellent legal skills and initiative, as well as managing and prioritising a full and varied caseload;
  • The ideal candidate will have significant relevant experience in defending healthcare registrants in complex regulatory matters and before Coroner's Inquests;
  • The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practicing solicitors to have a practicing certificate;

If you are interested in being considered for the role, please don't hesitate to reach out to Danielle Darke, Senior Recruitment Advisor - Fee Earners, Clyde & Co.

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