Associate - Advisory

Annual salary: Competitive Salary & Benefits

Location: Birmingham

Hybrid Working

The Division

The Advisory Division helps our health and social care clients across a wide range of issues, including:

• Litigation: including Court of Protection, judicial review and mental health tribunal matters

• Mental Health and Mental Capacity law, to include Deprivation of Liberty

• Inquests – case preparation and advocacy

• Public law, advising commissioning and service provider organisations on governance, powers and responsibilities, as well as funding and treatment decision making.

• Governance and patient safety investigations and inquiries

• CQC and related health care regulation

• Confidentiality

• Information law (DPA/FOIA)

The Role and Responsibilties

The firm is looking to expand its existing Advisory team and seeks a self-motivated and ambitious solicitor to join us. This role will involve working across our national client base advising on the above issues. You will work alongside supportive and experienced senior colleagues giving you the chance to build on your experience in all of the above areas, delivering high quality work and acting for those clients who work to make a difference.

Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will be expected to be an advisory solicitor, preferably within a leading healthcare law practice, with demonstrable experience.

Capsticks is an inclusive employer

At Capsticks we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and therefore we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, background, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, religion and beliefs.

We will make reasonable adjustments to our application and interview process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. We understand that there's not a "one size fits all" approach to adjustments so our team will work with you individually to understand more about your requirements.