Associate - Real Estate - Environmental Safety and Health - Manchester

Real Estate/ Regulatory, public and commercial disputes (RPCD), Manchester

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team as a Solicitor, focusing on Environmental Safety and Health work at with a top tier team in the North West.

The role

You would be working with two Band 1 ranked Environmental lawyers, focusing on a national client base providing both contentious and non-contentious advice in respect of environmental law. There is also an opportunity to undertake contentious health and safety and wider regulatory litigation.

This is likely to include:

Environment

• Investigations and prosecutions by Environment Agency into breaches of legislation.
• Litigation in respect of environmental contamination and nuisance.
• Advice on a range of environmental issues arising to a range of commercial and institution clients including waste management businesses.
• Transactional support to the Corporate teams on environmental due diligence

Health and Safety

• Police investigations and prosecutions relating to deaths in the workplace
• Investigations by the HSE into accidents in the workplace (often insurance funded)
• Inquests
• Advice on a range of health and safety issues arising in the workplace to a range of commercial and institution clients.
• Transactional support to the Corporate teams on health and safety due diligence

Wider regulatory matters

• Ad-hoc advice on a range of related regulatory matters such as Governance; Professional regulation and bribery & Corruption.

The person

You will be 3+ PQE  solicitor with experience of dispute resolution gained in private practice.  Existing criminal litigation experience is desirable.

• Good academics – 2.1 degree or equivalent and good A levels or equivalents
• Academic ability yet a practical approach
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written English and ability to produce clear, logical drafting
• An ability to seek creative solutions
• High quality analytical and technical skills
• Able to turn detailed analysis into user-friendly advice for clients (external and interna0
• Commercial awareness and common sense
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Negotiating skills
• Good research skills, including an ability to use online information sources
• Lateral thinking and problem solving skills
• Enthusiasm towards building and strengthening relationships with clients and their advisers
• Flexibility to work with several team members