Associate - Health Commercial (Primary Care) in Leeds

Associate - Health Commercial (Primary Care)

Leeds

Health Commercial

Full time

Permanent

Job role: Associate

Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

At Hill Dickinson, flexibility is an established part of our culture. Our commitment to supporting colleagues to balance their work and home lives has previously been awarded. We are happy to consider flexible working opportunities and welcome conversations about individual requirements throughout the recruitment process.

Team: Health Commercial (Primary Care)

Role overview

Introduction to the role:

Our dedicated Health Commercial team is now looking to recruit an ambitious Associate to work on a wide range of commercial matters for health sector clients, specifically with a primary care focus. Within this role, you will be given plenty of client responsibility and exposure (including travel) whilst being part of a supportive and collaborative team.

Introduction to the team:

The Health Commercial team has a strong culture of collaboration, respect and transparency both with our clients and our people, which reflects the Hill Dickinson core values. The team has a national presence, with lawyers in Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle.

Ranked at Tier 1 in the Legal 500 for Health work in Yorkshire and the Humber (as well as the North West and London), our expert national team advises NHS bodies and independent sector organisations providing services in the health sector, including health tech and life sciences, on a broad range of contractual, procurement, governance, regulatory and public law matters. As well as NHS Integrated Care Boards, NHS Trusts and primary care providers, the team advises and represents key national organisations including NHS England and the Care Quality Commission, private providers, and health tech developers and adopters.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting general practice and wider primary care clients with their general commercial requirements.
• Advising on corporate forms and incorporating new business models and associated governance documentation.
• Helping support the development of the national client base, building relationships with clients and key intermediaries.
• Significant client contact will be a key part of this role.
• Drafting contractual terms and conditions including service level agreements, partnership agreements and data protection documentation.
• Working on innovative contracting models including joint ventures, alliance agreements and collaboration arrangements, and associated governance arrangements
• Supporting the wider team on commercial and regulatory work on a broad range of day-to-day matters for NHS and independent sector clients
• Assisting with NHS, indehealth, primary care and healthtech related mergers and acquisitions
• Advising healthtech providers (including NHS organisations and private providers) on commercial and regulatory issues including information law
• Supporting business development strategies of the team and wider business group and presenting as the face of the firm to clients and intermediaries
• Working with the wider office team to proactively promote and raise the profile of Hill Dickinson, including attending networking events and participating in corporate social responsibility initiatives

What are we looking for:

• Qualified Solicitor or equivalent
• Proven experience of advising in corporate law, health sector experience not essential.
• Proven experience of advising in commercial law, health sector experience not essential.
• Excellent communication, organisation and research skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrable ability to manage competing demands, achieving strict client deadlines
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and develop relationships within the wider team
• Willingness to take responsibility and ownership of client work, with supervision as appropriate
• Keenness to develop client relationships
• Willingness to play a proactive part in business development and profile-raising activity
• Positive attitude and interest in exploring and learning about new and unfamiliar legal areas
• Ability to work flexibly and proactively

If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.

Dependent on experience

Hours

Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

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