Crime & Regulatory - Assistant Lawyer

Crime & Regulatory - Assistant Lawyer Application Deadline: 20 May 2026 Department: Legal Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Manchester Reporting To: Lead Lawyer / Partner

Description Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor – Regulatory & Health & Safety

📍 Manchester 💼 Salary: Competitive – discussed at application stage

About the Role:

We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor to join our specialist regulatory team in Manchester. Working closely with Partners David Rainey and Nick Gianferrari, you’ll play a key role in handling complex health & safety, regulatory, and inquest 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.

Why Join Us? Work alongside highly respected Partners on complex, high-profile 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 #INDUKI

What You’ll Be Doing In this varied and hands-on role, you will: 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

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise ✅ A qualified Solicitor with at least 1 year’s experience in: Health & Safety / Regulatory law Criminal law Inquests (ideally within care home or similar settings) ✅ 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 Apply Now

If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can develop your legal career in a specialist field, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Benefits Davies Incentive Plan 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days) Family Cover 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