Litigation Solicitor

Key Duties:

The right candidate will have :

• at least 4 years’ solid experience of litigation work
• desire to help in the growth of the litigation department
• great people skills and will be an enthusiastic team player
• good organisational. time management and IT skills
• high standards of customer care
• a history of strong billing

The job is suitable for a solicitor with genuine ability and proven experience.

Experience as Head of Department previously is useful but not essential.

So, if you are a confident, well-presented, friendly and approachable lawyer with excellent communication skills, we want to hear from you.

The job

Initially, the job will broadly replace an existing lawyer’s caseload of mainly civil with some more limited commercial litigation work – with the current caseload split broadly as follows;

• Contested probate claims – 70%
• Other commercial and civil litigation, including professional negligence and construction disputes – 30%

It does not involve dealing with personal injury and medical negligence work.

The dispute resolution department includes an existing team of 2 other litigation lawyers, and a paralegal, dealing exclusively with property disputes.

Client offers specialist litigation services to a range of clients and the role will see you handle an interesting mix of litigation issues.

Experience in Litigation is essential.

Candidates must possess drive, determination and ambition. You will have gained a good grounding in litigation matters and be looking to join a firm that can advance your career with early partnership / directorship opportunities for the right candidate.