We are currently seeking experienced professionals at Senior Associate level to join our dynamic Public Inquiries, Inquests and Public Law (PIIPL) team on a 6 month contract.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to high-profile public law matters, working alongside a collaborative and expert team committed to delivering excellence. The role will involve engaging with complex legal issues, supporting public inquiry processes, and advising on inquest and public law matters that make a real difference.
We are ideally looking for candidates with no more than 2 week notice period as this role is to start immediately.
- Location: Office attendance required in London
We’re looking for individuals who bring sound legal judgement, excellent drafting skills, and a proactive approach to managing sensitive and high-stakes work. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about public law, we’d love to hear from you.
Your Role
- Act as a supporting Solicitor to statutory and non-statutory inquiries.
- Undertake internal investigations and independent reviews.
- Provide legal advice to the Inquiry Team and contribute to senior relationship management with recognised legal representatives, core participants, witnesses and document providers.
- Handle or lead complex, multi-disciplinary, professional, multi-strand legal or investigative environments.
- Handle or lead complex, large-scale projects, including involvement in delivery of large-scale disclosure/e-disclosure/document production/information management exercises.
- Deal with Public law challenges, advising on merits of defending judicial review claims and grounds for issuing JR challenges.
- Advise on litigation related to national security matters.
- Plan, define and implement strategies to support delivery against client needs.
- Lead and project manage document-heavy review processes to identify key relevant materials.
- Establish defined programmes of work and monitor delivery.
- Give clear and detailed instructions to witnesses to ensure delivery of high-quality evidence.
- Support witnesses in advance of giving oral evidence.
- Supervise the work delegated to other team members, adopting a supportive and collegiate approach to the development of others.
- Work flexibly across workstreams and delegate tasks to other team members, driving efficiency and maximising available resource.
Your Skills and Experience
- Must be a Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered).
- At least 2-3 years of litigation experience.
- Strong litigation skills and project management skills with experience of managing large scale disclosure exercises and/or working on large scale projects in commercial litigation.
- A creative approach to problem solving with an ability to manage critical issues quickly and effectively.
- A proven and demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Keen, motivated team player with the ability to self-start and engage with a varied cross section of fee earners across the business.
- Ability to contribute to a collaborative culture, with an ambition to assist in the development of junior team members.
