Litigation Solicitor - Healthcare

Litigation Solicitor - Healthcare

Exeter, Top 100 Firm

Associate/Senior Associate

A Top 100 National law firm client in Exeter has instructed Chadwick Nott on an opportunity for an experienced litigation lawyer/healthcare to carry out an inquest role. Ideal for litigation lawyers looking for a change of direction or healthcare lawyers looking for a step up.

The successful candidate will be joining one of the top firms in Devon and recognized as one of the Top 100 UK firms. The work on offer encompasses a broad caseload, including conducting health-related inquests (including advocacy) primarily for the NHS, as well as working for independent health and social care clients and local authorities. There will also be a variety of cases of advice on health and social care advisory issues, including:

1. Mental health
2. Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty
3. Medical treatment decisions and welfare planning disputes
4. Safeguarding
5. Access and funding disputes
6. Continuing healthcare / Individual Funding Requests
7. Information governance / DPA / FOI
8. Judicial review
9. Human Rights Act claims

If successful, you would be joining a well-established team and given support to fully develop your career and interest in the healthcare sector. Candidates with strong litigation experience from top quality firms will be considered; however, experience in inquests and/or health and social care advisory matters, including:

1. General community care matters
2. Mental health
3. Mental capacity including health and welfare applications and s21A MCA 2005 challenges
4. Adult safeguarding
5. Ordinary residence
6. Professional advisory on health and social care legal matters including consent
7. Continuing Healthcare
8. Access and funding
9. Direct payments
10. Immigration
11. Judicial review
12. Human rights claims

are particularly desirable.

You can expect a highly competitive salary for the region and a very high quality of work, owing to this firm's excellent reputation in the sector.

For more information or to apply, please contact Briony at Chadwick Nott.

01179 171 874

brionybarber@chadwicknott.co.uk

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.