Leigh Day
Associate Solicitor, Human Rights (Inquests) - 15 month FTC
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About The Role
We have an opportunity for an NQ to 3PQE associate to join Leanne Devine's team on a fixed term basis to cover a period of maternity leave. The team represents bereaved families in inquests, inquiries and related investigations where the circumstances of their loved one's death involves the state. This may involve prison, police and mental health detention, police contact prior to the death, community mental health and multi-agency failures involving homicide and self-inflicted deaths involving domestic abuse. In addition to inquests and inquiry work the team undertakes judicial reviews and claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 on behalf of bereaved families.
Overall Job Purpose
- To conduct cases on behalf of Human Rights clients to the highest standards.
- To assist the firm in achieving its stated professional and commercial objectives.
- To assist with business development in relation to inquests and inquiry work.
- To assist with business development and build the Claims Against Public Authorities (CAPA) caseload.
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What You'll Bring
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equality, access to justice and affordable legal advice of the highest quality
- Qualified lawyer with 0-3 years relevant PQE in inquests or civil litigation is essential.
- Demonstrable experience in business development, marketing and networking to bring in work
- Demonstrable working knowledge of civil procedure from initial instructions to trial
- Demonstrable working knowledge of inquest procedure from initial instructions to final hearing
- Demonstrable ability to ensure team systems are functioning effectively
- Demonstrable experience of managing a large number of cases with limitation/service and court deadlines
- Substantial experience in conduct of cases from initial advice through to trial.
- Substantial experience in analysing complex factual and legal situations and advising clients in accordance with their aims
- Substantial experience of day to day running of a large and varied caseload
- Substantial experience in dealing sensitively with vulnerable client groups, providing solutions and managing difficult situations and conversations.
- Solid awareness of the general legal and ethical principles and able to apply those to different situations
- Solid experience in using a variety of IT packages (MS Word, Excel, Case Management Systems and Outlook)
- Excellent communication skills, demonstrated by ability to communicate accurately, clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
- Substantial experience in working and contributing in a team environment.
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- Demonstrable experience in calculating losses in Schedule of Loss (often large and complex)
- Demonstrable experience in Claims Against Public Authorities
- Demonstrable experience in mental health cases
- Demonstrable experience in domestic abuse cases
- Demonstrable experience in legal aid funding
- Demonstrable experience in Costing own files
- Demonstrable working knowledge of application of private law in human rights, negligence, judicial review and inquests.
About Leigh Day
We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We're not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days from home for a full time worker)
- 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Life assurance 4 x salary
- Healthcare cash plan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Electric car scheme
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