Transport Regulatory Solicitor

The Regulatory Department is very diverse, offering a broad range of expert advice to organisations and individuals facing Health & Safety, criminal, environmental, CQC and other regulatory prosecutions. The department also advises individuals facing possible criminal and professional regulatory sanctions, as well as individuals and organisations requiring advice and representation at inquests. The department is rapidly expanding and we are a busy team.

The role will primarily be to support Chris and the team in growing this practice area and managing a heavy caseload of transport regulatory matters. Our clients include some of the largest companies and fleet operators across the UK and Europe.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop a specialism in a high-demand, high-consequence area of privately funded regulatory law.

• Advising clients on transport regulatory matters including all areas across the operator licensing regime regulated by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner

• Preparing cases for hearings, including taking witness statements, drafting submissions, overseeing the preparation of bundles and conducting investigations

• Representing operators in relation to PACE interviews with DVSA and the police

• Responding to DVSA investigations or desk-based assessments

• Undertaking legally privileged internal investigations on a wide range of matters

• Supporting with training exercises for clients, including mock Public Inquiries and incident response training sessions

• Undertaking compliance reviews for clients

• Representing operators at hearings before the Traffic Commissioners including Preliminary Hearings, Public Inquiries and Senior Team Leader Meetings, and undertaking own advocacy

• Transport regulatory corporate due diligence support

• Undertaking business development activities, supporting the members of the team and public speaking events.

• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets

• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to

• Supporting other members of the wider regulatory team as required