The Role
Manage an independent caseload of professional regulatory matters from start to finish under supervision. Provide legal advice and representation, maintain client relationships, progress cases efficiently, and meet deadlines. The role requires compassionate communication with clients who may have experienced trauma, strong client-care skills, and collaboration within a specialist regulatory team. The successful candidate will be a qualified lawyer seeking to develop their regulatory law career.
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Looking for your next move in Regulatory Law? We have an exciting opportunity to join the Professional Regulatory and Crime team in our Newcastle office.
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We're looking for an Assistant Lawyer to join our Professional Regulatory team, where you'll manage your own caseload of Regulatory matters. This is a fantastic role for a regulatory law professional who enjoys taking ownership of cases, building strong client relationships, and making a real difference through expert legal advice and representation.
You'll work closely with an experienced and supportive team, handling cases from start to finish while developing your skills and confidence under appropriate supervision. We're seeking someone with experience in regulatory law, excellent communication skills, and a proactive, client-focused approach, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to delivering outstanding service.
This is an excellent opportunity for a solicitor, legal executive, or equivalent professional looking to further their career in a respected specialist team while working on interesting and meaningful cases
You'll work closely with an experienced and supportive team, handling cases from start to finish while developing your skills and confidence under appropriate supervision. We're seeking someone with experience in regulatory law, excellent communication skills, and a proactive, client-focused approach, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to delivering outstanding service.
This is an excellent opportunity for a solicitor, legal executive, or equivalent professional looking to further their career in a respected specialist team while working on interesting and meaningful cases
More about you.. .
We are seeking qualified lawyers—ideally with 0–2 years’ PQE—who can demonstrate experience or a strong interest in Regulatory Law.
In addition to a proven ability to manage deadlines and progress cases efficiently, experience with electronic case management systems is desirable. As this role involves regular contact with clients who have often experienced traumatic events, a compassionate and empathetic approach is essential, along with a genuine commitment to client care.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their legal career, where your contribution to achieving justice for injured patients individuals will be recognised, and you will receive the training and support needed to grow and develop within a specialist regulatory team.
In addition to a proven ability to manage deadlines and progress cases efficiently, experience with electronic case management systems is desirable. As this role involves regular contact with clients who have often experienced traumatic events, a compassionate and empathetic approach is essential, along with a genuine commitment to client care.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their legal career, where your contribution to achieving justice for injured patients individuals will be recognised, and you will receive the training and support needed to grow and develop within a specialist regulatory team.
Benefits
We’re committed to supporting your development and wellbeing, offering a range of benefits including:
- Contributory pension scheme
- 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays,
- Additional leave over Christmas during firmwide shutdown
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Subsidised sports and social club
- Annual travel and parking loans
About
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.Thompsons ran:• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change. We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness. Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224 Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.
Skills Required
- Qualified lawyer, solicitor, legal executive, or equivalent professional
- Ideally 0–2 years’ post-qualification experience
- Experience or strong interest in regulatory law
- Ability to manage deadlines and progress cases efficiently
- Excellent communication and client-care skills
- Compassionate and empathetic approach when supporting clients who have experienced traumatic events
- Proactive, client-focused, and collaborative approach
- Experience with electronic case management systems
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The Company
What We Do
Thompsons Solicitors is a prominent UK law firm established in 1921, specializing in personal injury, employment rights, and trade union law. With 18 offices across the UK, the firm exclusively represents injured or mistreated individuals and trade union members, never acting for employers or insurance companies. They are dedicated to social justice, campaigning for legal reforms, and securing compensation for clients in cases involving workplace accidents, asbestos diseases, and medical negligence.
