Paralegal - Regulatory SHE

Department: CSG - Strategic (Advocacy / Costs / Safety, Health and Environment / Criminal / Abuse / Travel)

Location: London

We are looking for an Experienced Paralegal to join our Regulatory SHE Advisory Team. We currently employ over 30 specialist lawyers in our Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) team, one of the largest in the UK. The team operates from a number of key locations, including London, where we are looking to expand due to client and case demands. The work includes advising insurers and corporate clients in relation to investigations and prosecutions by a wide range of regulators including the Police, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, CQC and Local Authorities. We deal with all aspects of advice and defence. We are currently instructed in a number of high profile cases and investigations.

What you will do

• The opportunity to work on a varied and interesting caseload (including a number of high profile clients/cases) and to develop technical expertise in health and safety and other aspects of regulatory law.
• Based in London to assist the SHE team on matters including research tasks and case management in both advisory and defence work encompassing a range of regulatory issues. The work will be both contentious and non-contentious in nature, including assisting on occasion with client training, and will largely be task driven.
• Some opportunity to develop court experience, assisting fee earners at inquests and trials or other hearings in Court.
• Opportunity to develop experience at all stages of a regulatory case from initial incident through to conclusion of prosecution.
• Role will include preparation of case papers for court bundles and instructions to counsel and expert, assisting fee earners in the arrangement of hearings, conferences and the instruction of experts.
• Keep case management systems and diaries updated with diary dates as required by each case.
• Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols.
• Support marketing and business development activity within the team, including assisting with meeting clients, attending training sessions and marketing events.
• Work may include assisting on a range of contentious and non-contentious regulatory issues for a variety of clients on a variety of issues including Health and Safety, Food and Product Safety, Trading and Advertising standards.

Who you are

• Capable and knowledgeable Paralegal.
• Previous experience in regulatory/criminal work preferable though not essential.
• Excellent research skills.
• Confident oral and written communication skills and an ability to deal appropriately and sensitively with people involved in fatal and/or severe accidents.
• Meet and exceed budgetary requirements in terms of both time and fee income.
• Proactive and energetic with a tenacious approach to identifying issues and solving problems.
• Able to progress tasks using own initiative, seeking guidance and input from others where appropriate.
• Able to work to deadlines, prioritise own workload effectively under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.
• Willingness to work out of hours where required to provide support to the SHE team and potentially on site visits/police station call outs.
• Quality and customer service oriented with a concern for accuracy and an eye for detail.
• Team oriented. A collegiate approach to sharing knowledge and working with both senior and junior colleagues across different locations and practice groups is essential.
• IT literate with good knowledge of Word and Excel. Knowledge/previous experience of a case management system is also essential as are good keyboard skills.
• A preference to have full driving licence and a need to be prepared to travel.
• Demonstrates alignment with the Firm’s Cultural Principles (Clear, Creative, Determined and Supportive).

What’s in it for you

• High levels of flexibility and a great work-life balance.
• A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits).
• Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding.
• In person and remote social events.
• Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to discuss our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.