Crime & Regulatory - Solicitor

Description

Application Deadline: 7 October 2026

Department: Legal

Location: Leeds

Description

Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor – Regulatory, Health & Safety, Motor

Leeds

Salary: Competitive – discussed at application stage

About the Role

We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Lawyer / Solicitor to join our specialist crime and regulatory team in Leeds. Working closely with Lead Lawyer David Chant, you’ll play a key role in handling complex health & safety, and serious motor matters—often 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 a highly respected Lead Lawyer on complex 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 delivery

What You’ll Be Doing

• 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 NQ – 4 years PQE in ideally one or more of the following specialisms:
  
  
  • Health & Safety
  
  
  • Regulatory
  
  
  • Inquests
  
  
  • Traffic Commissioner
  
  
  • Serious Motor
  
  


• 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

Job 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 probation

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