Senior Associate - Regulatory

We are consistently ranked in the top tier in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories for Professional Discipline. Our expertise in both health and regulation sets us apart from the competition. Our purpose is to deliver results that matter. We are proud to be the firm of choice for organisations who work to make a difference. We are committed to putting people first, doing the right thing and forward thinking.

Location: Birmingham or Winchester with hybrid working.

We have handled many thousands of regulatory cases over the last 20 years, covering case investigation, preparation and presentation. We work for seven of the ten health and social care regulators, as well as regulators in legal services and education.

The Role: Our professional discipline team is ranked in the top-tier by the legal directories and is one of the largest in the country. We act for a significant number of regulatory bodies, primarily in the health sector but, increasingly, more widely across a number of professional disciplines. We are now seeking an ambitious Associate/Senior Associate to join our Birmingham or Winchester office to help us build and develop our practice.

The work requires managing an investigatory caseload where it is alleged that the registrant\’s fitness to practise is impaired through misconduct, competence or health issues and preparing those cases for hearings before panels and committees of the relevant regulators.

Main Duties And Responsibilities:

• Prepare the case plan at the outset of the case;
• Prepare advice on procedural or evidential issues;
• Correspond with the defence;
• Ensure that all factual evidence required to prove the allegations is obtained;
• Are the key point of contact for all witnesses;
• Interview key witnesses in complex cases or if the witness deals with novel or sensitive issues or is a vulnerable witness;
• Supervise witness statements taken by paralegals;
• Instruct experts and identify if any amendments are necessary to the expert report;
• Prepare instructions to counsel (both our internal advocates and the external bar);
• Attend conferences with counsel;
• Ensure that all action points following the conference are completed;
• Either draft the charge or review the draft charge against the evidence if drafted by counsel;
• Carry out disclosure of unused material;
• Liaise with the defence in the run up to the hearing;
• Supervise the preparation of the hearing bundle by the paralegal;
• Attend hearing at outset only, unless there are legal issues or problems with the case;
• Seek instructions from the client on any issues that arise in the course of the hearing;
• Prepare final reports at the conclusion of a case;
• Present cases to Practice Committees/Interim Orders Committees.

Capsticks is an inclusive employer: At Capsticks we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and therefore we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, background, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, religion and beliefs.