At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team advising on critical health and social care issues.
- Company: Capsticks, a leading healthcare law practice with a focus on inclusivity.
- Benefits: Hybrid working model, supportive environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Diverse workplace committed to equal opportunities and personal development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on important NHS cases while developing your legal skills.
- Qualifications: Advisory experience and a passion for advocacy in healthcare law.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
The Advisory Division helps our health and social care clients across a wide range of issues, including:
- Inquests
- Litigation: including Court of Protection, judicial review and mental health tribunal matters
- Mental Health and Mental Capacity law, to include Deprivation of Liberty
- Public law, advising commissioning and service provider organisations on governance, powers and responsibilities, as well as funding and treatment decision making.
- Governance and patient safety investigations
- CQC and related health care regulation
- Confidentiality
- Information law (DPA/FOIA)
Location: London
Hybrid Working: Hybrid working model.
The firm is looking to expand its existing Advisory team and seeks a self‑motivated and ambitious solicitor, solicitor advocate or barrister to join us. This role will involve supervising and supporting a team of junior lawyers, advising clients on the above issues, working alongside a national team of leading lawyers and supportive colleagues. The work includes dealing with some of the most important and politically sensitive cases for the NHS.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable advisory experience including advocacy or an appetite to develop advocacy skills, preferably within a leading healthcare law practice. The successful candidate will therefore need to be a confident lawyer who is self‑motivated and able to develop the skills to work with very senior NHS management.
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. We will make reasonable adjustments to our application and interview process to ensure that you have the best chance of success.
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