Crime & Regulatory Assistant Lawyer




Application Deadline: 16 October 2026




Department: Legal




Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time




Location: Bolton




Reporting To: Lead Lawyer




Description



The assistant will predominantly assist the lead lawyer dealing with inquest work often from the day of the incident, investigating the incident circumstances and assisting with the case through to resolution.



The Crime & Regulatory Lead Handler's role primarily involves handling health sector inquests, with a particular focus on matters concerning private residential and nursing care homes, together with inquests where mental health issues are a significant feature.



This is a technical and client-facing role for a well-rounded lawyer, so you will have a keen interest in building client relationships through the delivery of training and mentoring as well as in delivering first class legal solutions to complex problems.




Key Responsibilities

• Review and analysis of evidence and disclosure and considering implications for lay client/company


• Drafting statements of insured/witnesses


• Review of client's evidence - obtaining, collating, indexing, cross-referencing with own statements and Prosecution's statements, summarising evidence for lead file handlers


• Liaising with Court, Coroner's Office and CQC/Police/Local Authority


• Liaising with experts - instructing own experts, summarising expert evidence, serving reports


• Serving Defence case statements, sentencing bundles and mitigation bundles


• Drafting written submissions, following liaison with lay client/corporate client


• Reviewing transcripts of evidence


• Organising and attending conferences & meetings, drafting note of discussion and following agreed strategy following lead lawyer's strategy


• Attendance / representation at interview under cautions


• Attendance behind Counsel for trials & inquests - drafting notes of evidence, outcome and sentencing


• Arranges meetings, conferences, site visits, expert appointments


• Chase for transcripts and disclosure, collating the evidence


• Review of medical records, postmortem reports and CCTV footage


• Attending site, taking photos and drafting basic statements


• Research into relevant Mental Health Act guidelines and permutations


• Research into Insured's - corporate structure, their procedures, risk assessments, documents


• Collating witness availability


• Preparation of bundles for hearings, serving bundles


• To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise



A qualified Solicitor or a minimum of 2 years regulatory, mental health hospital or care/nursing home inquest experience.



Essential:

• An ability to prioritise workload


• Ability to pay attention to detail


• Ability to work with case management systems


• The personal skills to deal with insureds in a sensitive manner given the context within which they find themselves in


• Good telephone and communication skills with people at all levels inside and outside the business


• Calm under pressure


• Self-confidence, with good literacy and IT skills


• Good team worker with the flexibility to do what is required to get a result and ensure client service levels are met


• Ability to work effectively within the Keoghs Shared Values framework

Job Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan


• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)


• Family Cover 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