Assistant Lawyer - Crime & Regulatory

☞ Keoghs

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Bolton North West

Category: Legal / Contracts

Industry: Legal

Job type: Permanent

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The assistant will predominantly assist the lawyers dealing with motor crime and regulatory cases often from the day of the incident, investigating the incident circumstances and assisting with the case through to resolution.
The team predominately deal with motor crime, health & safety, environmental and nursing/care sector cases but also undertake compliance audits.

This is a technical and client-facing role for a well-rounded assistant who has a passion to develop in this niche area; you will have a keen interest in building client relationships through the delivery of training and mentoring as well as in delivering first class legal solutions to complex problems.

Key Accountabilities

  • Review and analysis of prosecution evidence and considering implications for lay client/company

  • Drafting statements of insured/witnesses

  • Review of client’s evidence - obtaining, collating, indexing, cross-referencing with own statements and Prosecution’s statements, summarising evidence for lead file handlers

  • Liaising with Court, Coroner’s Office and CQC/Police/HSE or relevant regulator

  • Liaising with experts - instructing own experts, summarising expert evidence, serving reports

  • Serving Defence case statements , sentencing bundles and mitigation bundles

  • Drafting written submissions, following liaison with lay client/corporate client

  • Liaising with Insured re Prosecution’s case and disclosure required

  • Reviewing transcripts of evidence

  • Organising and attending conferences & meetings, drafting note of discussion and following agreed strategy following lead lawyer’s strategy

  • Attendance behind Counsel for trials & inquests - drafting notes of evidence, outcome and sentencing

  • Arranges meetings, conferences, site visits, expert appointments

  • Chase for transcripts and disclosure, collating the evidence

  • Review of medical records, post mortem reports and CCTV footage

  • Attending site, taking photos and drafting basic statements

  • Research into relevant legislation / guidelines

  • Collating witness availability

  • Preparation of bundles for hearings, serving bundles

  • To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct


    • Working Hours:

    The core working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Although with the nature of this work the assistant will be expected to work such hours as are necessary to facilitate the clients. It is expected that if the demands of work require longer hours will be worked to achieve those expectations. This role will require the assistant lawyer to be flexible and able to travel to courts, inquests and police stations and be able to attend on clients at their premises or on sites.

    Experience, Skills and Qualifications

    The successful applicant will ideally have the following skills:

  • Motor crime or regulatory experience

  • An ability to prioritise workload

  • Ability to pay attention to detail

  • Ability to work with case management systems

  • The personal skills to deal with insureds in a sensitive manner given the context within which they find themselves in

  • Good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business

  • Calm under pressure

  • Self-confidence, with good literacy and IT skills

  • Good team worker with the flexibility to do what is required to get a result and ensure client service levels are met

  • Ability to work effectively within the Keoghs Shared Values framework


    • Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our five values are at the heart of everything we do:

    Keoghs values

    We listen, are down to earth and supportive
    We work together towards a common goal
    We’re friendly with a can do attitude
    We care about our clients
    We evolve

    Contract Type

    Permanent

    Area

    Crime and Regulatory

    Sub Area

    Crime and Regulatory Bolton

    Office

    Keoghs Bolton Parklands

    Closing Date

    21 Feb 2022
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    Deadline: 16-07-2024

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