Disputes Resolution Solicitor 3-6PQE

Description

City Firm
Dispute Resolution
Solicitor 3-6PQE
London

The Firm
This award-winning full service city law firm specialises in legal services to domestic and international high-net-worth private individuals and families, family offices and commercial clients, and is ranked in the legal directories for several practice areas. The firm is well known for building very strong client relationships, often spanning several generations. The firm comprises of 40+ partners and 200+ staff members.

The Team
The Dispute Resolution department comprises of 13 Partners, 1 Consultant, 4 Senior Associates, 8 Associates, 2 Trainees and 3 Paralegals who offer a full range of litigation services including commercial disputes, intellectual property issues, insolvency, asset/debt recovery and more. They are experienced in handling every type of commercial and residential property dispute. With niche practices in sports, education, entertainment and other dispute areas, there is a considerable depth to their expertise.

The Role
The successful candidate must have broad range of litigation experience, with an emphasis on commercial litigation and financial services disputes. Experience of regulatory investigations and related litigation will also be sought.

Commercial and Financial Services Litigation
You will have a broad experience of disputes across all areas of business, working for both private and commercial clients. In particular, you will have experience of both contractual and tortious claims, and ideally have an interest in and experience of the financial markets.
Key Skills:-

• Flexibility - you are able to respond to new challenges and get up to speed very quickly with new factual scenarios. The great thing about this role is its breadth, you are never bored.
• Strong Research Ability - able to identify and advise on the legal position in the first instance, able to analyse complex legal and factual scenarios.
• Experience of preparing first drafts of substantive documents, such as Letters Before Action, Witness Statements, Precedent Hs etc.
• Experience of court procedure, particularly in the Commercial Court.
• Experience of drafting letters and emails to both the client and the other side.
• The role will include taking an active part in marketing and business development

The Individual

• You will have 3-6 years' PQE.
• Strong academics.
• High quality training and experience.
• You will be ambitious, technically strong, hard working, and a good team player.
• You will be confident and sociable as well as discrete when dealing directly with clients.

Please apply as directed or confidentially contact Aidan McAvinue at Search Legal for more information. Alternatively, if this role is not for you, I am working a variety of Dispute Resolution opportunities with ranked teams in the City London so would be interested to talk to any Dispute Resolution lawyer.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.