Job Description

Regulatory Lawyer (Health & Safety) 

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £65,000 to £95,000

Experience: Associate to Managing Associate 

Our client is looking to recruit a Regulatory Lawyer (Health & Safety) at Associate to Managing Associate level to join a growing national corporate defence and regulatory team, based in Birmingham.

This role suits someone who enjoys high-quality advisory and contentious regulatory work, and who wants exposure to complex investigations, enforcement action and crisis matters. The team supports clients across a wide range of corporate defence and regulatory issues, including criminal prosecutions, compliance with health and safety and other industry regulations, risk management, and engagement with regulators.

Applications from candidates with more experience than the level suggested are welcomed.

What You’ll Be Doing

Your workload will vary depending on experience, but is likely to include:

• Health & safety advice, including compliance, incident response, investigations and enforcement or prosecution support

• Product safety and product liability-adjacent regulatory work, including product recall strategy, internal investigations and engagement with enforcement bodies

• Food safety and wider regulated-product compliance work for clients operating under heightened regulatory scrutiny

• Support on broader corporate defence and regulatory investigations and proceedings, including (where relevant) corporate manslaughter, coroner’s inquests, and other investigations and enforcement work

• Working closely with colleagues nationally to deliver strategic, joined-up advice

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified solicitor (England & Wales or equivalent) with relevant post-qualification experience

• Experience in health & safety, and ideally exposure to product recall or product safety and/or food safety regulatory work

• Confident handling investigations and enforcement-facing matters

• Calm, pragmatic advisory style and strong client care

• Sound case management skills, including financial management and meeting client expectations

• Good IT skills and confidence using case management systems, electronic time recording and Microsoft packages

• Collaborative approach and strong interpersonal skills

What’s On Offer

• Salary of £65,000 to £95,000 (dependent on experience)

• High-quality regulatory and corporate defence work with exposure to complex investigations and enforcement matters

• Opportunity to work as part of a national team while being Birmingham-based

• Supportive environment with scope to develop and progress

Working Arrangements

• Birmingham

• Full-time, permanent

Next Steps

Apply online or send your CV to  lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com  or call 0333 996 2882 for more information.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will always obtain your express permission before sharing your details with our client.