About the role
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
In 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:
We’re looking for someone who is: * ✅ 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
📩 Interested?
If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can develop your legal career in a specialist field, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or message us directly for a confidential chat.
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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