Senior Associate - Health & Social Care

Join one of the UK’s leading Health & Social Care legal teams. Make a real difference through your work.

Lester Aldridge has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our nationally recognised Health & Social Care team. This is a standout opportunity to work on complex, high-impact matters across the care and community care sectors, alongside some of the most respected specialists in the field.

If you’re looking to build a genuine specialism, take ownership of sophisticated work, and develop your career in a supportive, forward-thinking environment—this role could be for you.

🔍 The Role

You’ll work on a broad and intellectually stimulating caseload, with significant client contact and responsibility from the outset:

• Case Management: Managing varied matters across health and social care, including regulatory and community care work
• Advisory Work: Advising care providers and individuals on CQC regulation and enforcement, safeguarding, Coroner’s Inquests and funding disputes
• Community Care & SEN: Representing individuals in EHCP and SENDIST appeals, Care Act matters and package of care disputes
• Advocacy & Representation: Acting for clients in enforcement proceedings, Inquests and hearings; liaising with regulators and public bodies
• Profile & Practice Growth: Supporting business development through client relationships, networking and marketing initiatives

🏢 About Lester Aldridge

Our Health & Social Care team is recognised nationally for its sector expertise, strategic thinking and pragmatic advice. We act for a diverse client base including national care groups, independent providers and individuals, often in matters with significant personal and commercial impact.

We pride ourselves on being collaborative, inclusive and people-focused. Our lawyers deliver outstanding legal work while making a meaningful difference to care providers, vulnerable individuals and families. Flexible and hybrid working is available from our Bournemouth or London offices.

✅ What We’re Looking For

• Relevant Experience: Health and social care experience is essentrial, particularly CQC regulation, Inquests or community care law
• Strong Technical Skills: Confident in written and verbal communication, case management and advocacy preparation
• Client-First Mindset: Commercial, solutions-driven and comfortable advising both individuals and organisations
• Ambition & Ownership: A proactive team player ready to take responsibility and grow within a specialist practice
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-evolving and challenging area of law, with a commitment to continuous learning

🎁 What We Offer

• Competitive salary, reflective of experience and contribution
• Hybrid & flexible working options (Bournemouth or London)
• Clear progression pathway, with high-quality training and mentoring
• Varied and meaningful work, with early responsibility and client exposure
• A collaborative, close‑knit team with a strong reputation in the sector
• Excellent benefits, including:
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Pension and life assurance
• Perkbox access with discounts and rewards

🚀 Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you’re looking to progress your career within one of the UK’s leading care sector legal teams, and want your work to have real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.