Assistant Lawyer

Job description

Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor Regulatory & Health & Safety

Manchester
Salary: Competitive discussed at application stage

About the Role:

Were looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor to join our specialist regulatory team in Manchester. Working closely with Partners David Rainey and Nick Gianferrari, youll play a key role in handling complex health & safety, regulatory, and inquest mattersoften from the very outset of an incident through to resolution.

This is an exciting opportunity for a lawyer who enjoys both technical legal work and client interaction, and who is passionate about delivering high-quality legal solutions while building strong, trusted client relationships.

Why Join Us?

• Work alongside highly respected Partners on complex, high-profile cases
• Gain hands-on experience from day one
• Build expertise in a specialist and growing area of law
• Be part of a supportive, team-oriented culture
• Opportunity to develop client relationships through training and mentoring deliver

What Youll Be DoingIn this varied and hands-on role, you will:

• Analyse prosecution evidence and assess its implications for clients
• Draft witness statements and review client evidence
• Collate, organise, and summarise case materials for senior lawyers
• Liaise with courts, coroners, regulators (HSE, CQC, Police) and external experts
• Prepare and serve defence case statements, sentencing and mitigation bundles
• Draft submissions and support case strategy development
• Attend interviews under caution, inquests, and trials alongside Counsel
• Conduct legal and regulatory research (including HSE guidelines)
• Review medical records, post-mortem reports, transcripts and CCTV evidence
• Coordinate meetings, site visits, and expert appointments
• Support clients sensitively in often challenging and high-pressure situations

What we're looking for

• A qualified Solicitor with at least 1 years experience in:
  • Health & Safety / Regulatory law
  • Criminal law
  • Inquests (ideally within care home or similar settings)
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Detail-focused and confident working with case management systems
• A strong communicator, able to build rapport with clients and stakeholders at all levels
• Calm, resilient and professional under pressure
• A collaborative team player with a proactive, flexible approach
• Sensitive and empathetic in dealing with clients facing difficult circumstances
• Confident in your written work, research, and IT skills

Interested?If youre looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can develop your legal career in a specialist field, wed love to hear from you. Apply now or message us directly for a confidential chat.
#INDUKIJob Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Private Medical Insurance ( Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death in Service
• Critical Illness Cover
• PHI/Income Protection ( Private health insurance)
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets

*after successfully completing probationAbout KeoghsKeoghs is a leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We manage more than £1bn worth of insurer claims and resolve in excess of 100,000 claims per year working in partnership with leading insurers, MGAs, brokers, corporates and the public sector.
With more than 50 years experience we have an in-depth understanding of the insurance claims process, enabling us to contain and lower litigation rates, shorten claims lifecycles and reduce overall claims costs. We combine proven processes, technology and low cost infrastructure with extensive legal and insurance market knowledge. This enables us to create individual solutions for each of our clients that match their requirements in terms of quality, performance and value for money.

We invest heavily in specialised services, technology and innovation for our insurance clients, and we are the first to launch a true artificial intelligence (AI) insurance lawyer. Through our proprietary AI lawyer, Lauri, weve transformed the claims handling process for low-value personal injury claims; weve reduced claim lifecycles and reduced costs for our clients. Supported by commercial acumen and innovative products, Keoghs leads the way in providing legal solutions to the insurance industry.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-08-2026

Profession type

Legal

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