Transport Regulatory Solicitor 2 - 6 PQE

The transport regulatory team is headed up by Chris Powell and sits within the wider Regulatory Core team. This is a rapidly growing team with an enviable client base of major transport and logistics companies and corporate fleet operators. The role will primarily be to support Chris and the team in growing this practice area and managing a heavy caseload of transport regulatory matters. Our clients include some of the largest companies and fleet operators across the UK and Europe. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a specialism in a high-demand, high-consequence area of privately funded regulatory law. With our diverse offering, inevitably there will both the scope and need for our lawyers to be involved in work for clients outside of their core caseload. Main duties and responsibilities

• Advising clients on transport regulatory matters including all areas across the operator licensing regime regulated by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner
• Preparing cases for hearings, including taking witness statements, drafting submissions, overseeing the preparation of bundles, conducting investigations and similar
• Representing operators in PACE interviews with DVSA or other regulators
• Responding to DVSA investigations or desk-based assessments
• Supporting with training exercises for clients, including mock Public Inquiries and incident response training sessions
• Undertaking compliance reviews for clients
• Representing operators at hearings before the Traffic Commissioners including Preliminary Hearings, Public Inquiries and Senior Team Leader Meetings, and undertaking own advocacy
• Transport regulatory corporate due diligence support
General
• Undertaking business development activities, supporting the members of the team and public speaking events.
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans' values
  
  Advocacy skills or willingness to develop these
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent collaborative and team working skills
• Exceptional written communication and drafting skills
• Experienced in handling complex caseloads under pressure
• Comfortable travelling nationwide to visit clients and to attend court hearings, including travel by car
Desirable
• Advocacy experience
• Comfortable advising and presenting to companies at board-level
• Transport Regulatory experience or willingness to be developed in this area
• Wider regulatory defence experience is desirable
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Flexible approach
• Passion for business development, including writing articles, presenting to industry bodies, and developing relationships
  
  Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 10th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2024 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.
We believe in the power of people, innovation and partnership to provide strategic business insight and deep expertise to a range of private companies, public sector organisations and individuals. At the heart of our culture and organisation is a simple purpose that informs everything we think, say and do: See the Possibility. We believe thinking differently allows us to see the possibilities others don't.

As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;
• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
• Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment
• Healthcare cover/ Medicash
• Pension plan Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Interest free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
• Discounted gym membership Discounted dental scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offers & discounts Great reward and recognition scheme
• there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.