We are looking for a Senior Associate or Principal Associate to join our Business Crime & Regulatory (BC&R) team working closely with specialist Partners in this field.This role is well suited to an experienced regulatory lawyer (circa 5 yrs PQE+) with experience across the areas of Health & Safety, Environmental, Food Safety, Inquests and Product Liability/recall. Our team covers a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters but for this role, you will need to have demonstrable experience in contentious work. We are looking for a candidate with a thorough grounding and proven technical ability. Given the varied case load and large-scale projects we run in this team, you will need to have well-developed project management and prioritisation skills. We are open to where you’ve honed your practice and in addition to private practice, we would be delighted to hear from Barristers with experience in this field or those in-house who are interested in making a move in to practice.Ours is a friendly, collaborative team and we are keen to hear from candidates who can work autonomously with support. We work along national lines and the BC&R team is based across Birmingham, Milton Keynes and the Thames Valley so we have flexibility to recruit in to any of these locations and others in our office network.We place a lot of store in culture and community, and genuinely think we have something different to offer you at Shoosmiths. This is reflected in everything we say and do from our use of technology to enable effective cross-office working, to our team spirit and culture. We strive to create an inclusive and supportive work place where employees can be themselves at work. We are proud of our active employee networks, the establishment of our Shadow Board and initiatives such as reciprocal mentoring and inclusive leadership training to bring diverse perspectives and recommendations to our leadership team and the firm as a whole.The teamOur Business Crime & Regulatory team, led by , is recognised as one of the country’s leading teams in this area of law, and regularly acts on high profile cases. The team covers the full spectrum of regulatory work, both contentious and non-contentious, so ranging from the defence of serious work place incident criminal cases and alleged environmental offences to representation at inquests and inquiries, and to advisory work on areas as diverse as food law, product regulation and advertising/marketing..If you have any questions in relation to the role or working at Shoosmiths – please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Rachel Charlton in our recruitment team (Rachel.charlton@shoosmiths.com or telephone: 03700 86 5809)We are a values-driven business – our values are at the core of the firm and we evaluate how we behave in accordance with these values through a competency framework. This role is considered to be at Level 2 or 3 in our internal framework, depending on experience.The firmWe are a top 40 law firm with over 200 partners and around 1,500 staff in total.Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters. From offices across the UK and Brussels, we support some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact. We empower our people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The first top 50 law firm to achieve ‘Platinum Standard’ Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm.We have an outstanding benefits package to complement our competitive remuneration system. In addition to the competitive salaries, great working environment and high-quality work, we believe that all staff should be rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of the firm through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits.To discover more about our benefits, please visit:Equal opportunitiesOur approach to our people is underpinned by our approach to and well being. Our ambition is to build a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and talents, and a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues.This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
