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?
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
✅ A qualified Solicitor with at least 1 year’s experience in:
✅ 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
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. Apply now or message us directly for a confidential chat.
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*after successfully completing probation