Newly Qualified / Junior Inquest Lawyer

Job description

Legal & Risk Services is a division of the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership which provides a comprehensive legal advisory service to the NHS.

Core Values

Listening and Learning

Working together

Taking responsibility

Innovating

We have an exciting opportunity for a junior lawyer to join our Inquest Team. We advise and represent the whole of the NHS in Wales.

Types of Cases

Mental Health related

Prison deaths

Falls

Sepsis

Maternal and neonatal deaths

Drug/alcohol related

Peri or post surgical deaths

The Team are experts in their field who are regularly instructed in novel and high profile cases. We work closely with our clients' clinical and patient safety teams.

The work of Legal & Risk has been recognised in the awards we have won. We aim to push boundaries and continue to develop ways to support the important work of the NHS.

Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for reviewing medical records/reports, drafting correspondence to obtain evidence and assisting in the preparation of client advice, witness statements, court bundles, and instructions to counsel.

We are committed to the development and well‐being of our staff. You will have the support of a Team Manager and a number of other senior lawyers.

The ideal candidate for this position must have good communication skills, a confident approach to work and can demonstrate our core values. There will be a need for empathy and sensitivity due to the very personal nature of the cases we deal with.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

NWSSP works in an agile way where possible; all posts will have a contractual base but, as part of agile ways of working, that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Job responsibilities
Full job description and person specification can be obtained from the supporting documents.

Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge

Law Degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (or equivalent)

Qualified with litigation and advocacy rights:

Solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales

CILEx Litigator and Advocate (Civil)

Barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales

Professional Skills Course or equivalent

Academic modules in Medical Law (Mental Capacity and Mental Health)

Experience

Experience gained through training within the relevant field

Experience of the relevant fields of Law (e.g. Clinical negligence/personal injury and inquests)

Advocacy in Coroner's Court

Experience of making presentations to non‐legal staff

Aptitude and Abilities

IT Skills/Computer literate including the ability to learn new technologies and IT introduced

Ability to communicate in all formats in plain English

Ability to negotiate in often difficult or emotional circumstances

Conscientious, confident, flexible and professional approach to work

Ability to prioritise and organise own work

Ability to recognise own capabilities

Evidence of excellent client care skills

Welsh Language Skills are desirable – levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other

Demonstrate how your personal qualities match against our NWSSP core values: Listening and learning, Working together, Taking responsibility, Innovating

Willing to undertake further professional development

Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations

Deliver excellent customer service to our internal and external customers, helping us to maintain the customer service excellence standard

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Full‐time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Cardiff

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

05-07-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English