Senior / Managing Associate - Public Inquiries

We are newly recruiting for a Senior/Managing Associate to join our Public Inquires team in London. This role would best suit a qualified lawyer 5+ year's PQE, looking for a new opportunity with exposure to high quality work and clear routes for career progression.Your Role As a key addition to our growing team, you will have a fee-earning role, which is likely to include the following:

• Acting as a supporting Solicitor to statutory and non-statutory inquiries
• Undertaking internal investigations and independent reviews
• Providing legal advice to the Inquiry Team and contribute to senior relationship management with recognised legal representatives, core participants, witnesses and document providers
• Handling and leading complex, multi-disciplinary, professional, multi-strand legal or investigative environments
• Handling or leading complex, large-scale projects, including involvement in delivery of large-scale disclosure/e-disclosure/document production/information management exercises
• Planning, defining and implementing strategies to support delivery against client need
• Leading and project managing document-heavy review processes to identify key relevant materials
• Establishing defined programmes of work and monitoring delivery
• Giving clear and detailed instructions to witnesses to ensure delivery of high-quality evidence
• Supporting witnesses in advance of giving oral evidence
• Supervising the work delegated to other team members, adopting a supportive and collegiate approach to the development of others
• Working flexibly across workstreams and delegating tasks to other team members, driving efficiency and maximising available resource, The team provide a full legal service. This includes advising individual key witnesses representing public bodies, private individuals and acting on behalf of inquiries themselves. This breadth of experience and knowledge allows the team to deal with all aspects of public inquiries and provides a unique perspective. On top of our legal advice, we are able to provide support to an inquiry secretariat. We can provide project management, budget advice and administrative support.
  
  A Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered) with 5+ year's PQE and the ability to work independently with limited supervision
• A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines
• Commercial awareness with some exposure to business development and the ability to maintain and nurture strong client relationships
• Contribution to our collaborative culture, with an ambition to assist in the development of junior team members
  
  Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.
We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022. Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it's essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance. At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We're happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.