Associate - Public Inquiries team

We're looking for a talented Associate to join a team involved in a major public inquiry.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS ROLE IS FULLY OFFICE BASED.

The role

You'll work collaboratively with other junior team members, partners and Counsel. You'll ideally have worked on a public inquiry or have experience of working on large scale litigation projects.

What you'll be doing

Document management including collation, redaction and disclosure.

Drafting witness statements.

Attendance at the public inquiry with Counsel.

Liaison with Inquiry legal team and other core participants to the Inquiry.

Attendance at Divisional court with Counsel to deal with judicial review matters.

What we're looking for

Qualified solicitor (or equivalent).

Experience of managing large scale disclosure exercises and/or working on large scale projects in litigation.

Experience of taking clear and detailed instructions from witnesses and producing high-quality evidence in the form of witness statements.

Experience of attending hearings and taking detailed notes for use in submissions.

Experience of supporting witnesses in advance of giving oral evidence.

Why Join Us?

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Take a look at our candidate interview pack for information about reasonable adjustments, what you can expect during the interview process, and guidance to help you prepare.

Please review full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.

Note to recruitment agencies:

We request that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs unless specifically instructed to do so by the recruitment team. Please be aware that any speculative CVs sent by agencies without direct invitation from the recruitment team will not be recognised as represented by the agency and will be considered a gift.