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Regulatory and Professional Discipline Solicitor (1 – 3 years’ PQE)

About the role

The Healthcare Regulatory and Professional Discipline Team act for medical defence organisations and private clients in respect of regulatory, disciplinary, coronial and criminal matters. The team has nationwide reach, representing professionals across the country and is based out of our Guildford office alongside the wider Healthcare Department. The team is highly regarded in this diverse and exciting area of work, having been ranked in The Legal 500.

We are looking for a fee earner (1 – 3 years’ PQE) to join the team. The work will involve advising lay and institutional clients on GMC/GDC investigations, Inquests, police investigations and prosecutions (subject to experience) and Health Board/Trust disciplinary matters. We may also represent other healthcare professional before their regulatory bodies, such as the NMC and HCPC.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in some or all of these areas, and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. We also require you to:

• Take responsibility for managing own caseload with supervision
• Ensure case management records are maintained
• Assist other lawyers in the team with their work, including supporting senior fee earners where necessary
• Due to the nature of the work, be flexible to assist with cases and instructions outside of normal working hours when required
• Meet chargeable hours targets
• Assist with the training and development of junior members of the team and training sessions provided to our institutional clients

About You

You will be a qualified solicitor, 1 – 3 years’ PQE (relevant additional experience will also be considered), and you will have some experience in professional regulation. As the role is varied, we are looking for someone with a flexible approach and to adapt to different tasks. We will also require you to have/be:

• Knowledge of the healthcare regulation processes (ideally GMC and GDC proceedings)
• Advocacy experience in matters such as Pre Inquest Hearings, Inquests, Interim Orders Hearings and police interviews (preferred but not essential)
• A willingness to extend your existing skills and develop expertise in this area of law
• Conscientious, self-motivated, hardworking, responsive, with critical thinking abilities
• Excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and timetables, whilst maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy
• Good attention to detail
• Good IT skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and also possessing initiative and a “can-do” attitude

About the firm

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in developing their career as a Regulatory and Professional Discipline Solicitor to join a collaborative team with plenty of opportunity for progression. You will receive a competitive salary and enjoy multiple benefits.

The firm, with offices in London and Surrey, offer a range of legal services, including our Legal 500 Tier 1 Clinical negligence: defendant team.

Gordons Partnership is an employee owned firm, meaning that all employees have a direct interest in ensuring that the firm continues to deliver excellent services to its clients. We are an inclusive workplace and our goal is to ensure that our workforce is truly representative– reflecting the wide range of experiences, perspectives and ideas that strengthen our firm.

We recognise that family and home life are essential factors to consider and we support our team with flexible working arrangements and remote work options to ensure that we help each individual achieve a healthy and sustainable work-life balance.

We welcome applicants to apply with your CV and covering letter to hr@gordonsols.co.uk.

Paralegal Roles

Our Guildford Office is currently looking for up to 2 paralegals to join its busy Healthcare team. To learn a bit more about what we do, please click here.

This role involves providing admin support to a large team of lawyers who specialise in clinical negligence litigation and Regulatory advice on behalf of medical and dental professionals. The positions will be varied and include:

• Preparing court bundles, forms and documents;
• File administration including conflict checks, opening of files and archiving;
• Providing general administration to the team including drafting letters and emails, opening, scanning and distributing post, arrangement travel, control of all fee earners’ diaries, arranging meetings including complex multi-party conferences with Counsel/experts
• Preparing Power Point presentations for the Partners to present at meetings;
• Assigned quarterly billing, amending time sheets, raising fee notes, resolving queries, raising credit notes for all matters;

Whilst the role initially consists of primarily administrative support, paralegals can quickly progress to legally based fee-earning tasks such as:

• Reviewing and summarising expert reports
• Instructing experts and Counsel, drafting initial and substantive letters
• Reviewing medical records and radiology
• Preparing research and articles for other fee earners in the Healthcare team

To be considered, you must have completed or be nearing completion of your LPC or passed SQE1. If the above role is of interest to you, please send your CV and covering letter in confidence to Amy Jackson, Practice Manager at hr@gordonsols.co.uk.