About the teamOur Inquiries and Investigations team work on some of the most high profile and complex matters for a wide range of clients.
Our team provides targeted legal and strategic advice and engages collaboratively across a wide spectrum of stakeholders whilst protecting the interests of those we support.
Members of our team have supported the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Office, Department for Health & Social Security, Financial Reporting Council, Ofqual, large housing associations, care home providers, local authorities and non-departmental public bodies.
Main duties and responsibilities Acting as a supporting Solicitor to the Gowling WLG team across inquiries, investigations, reviews and other inquisitorial processes.
Providing advice in relation to the provision of witness statements, drafting statements and providing support to witnesses.
Ability to analyse high volume complex information, identifying key documents and materials.
Leading disclosure and document review work,including some supervision of paralegals and other team members.
Attending hearings in order to support witnesses.
Management of own workload (often as part of a wider team on larger matters) with the ability to organise tasks on a day to day basis.
Active participation in team training as well as self-development of related skills.
Any other reasonable duties delegated by any Partner, Senior Manager or Practice Operations Manager of the firm.
About youWe are looking for Associates / Senior Associates to join us on 6 to 24 month fixed term contracts on a full time basis (35 hours).You will ideally have experience in working on Document Review / Investigations / Inquiries projects previously and hold an England & Wales practising certificate.
The role will be based in London and require a significant amount of time in the office.What We Can Offer You:The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 24 consecutive years.Excellent benefits, including: Generous annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members A generous pension allowance Life assurance covering four times your annual salary Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes A range of health and wellbeing programmes Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.
Equal Opportunities:Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment.
The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity.
This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work.
Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.Any offers we make will be conditional subject to clearance by the SRA, evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and DBS clearance.If you have any queries in relation to this position please contact Jess Swingler,