Commercial Litigation Solicitor
  • England,East of England,Bedfordshire
  • full-time
  • £50,000 - £70,000 per annum
Job Description:
Our client is seeking a Commercial Litigation Solicitor to join their office in Bedford, Bedfordshire.
Their Litigation team is experienced in handling all kinds of disputes. They act on behalf of large corporates, owner managed businesses, public bodies, insurers, regulatory bodies, and private individuals. Members of all levels of qualification across the team regularly deal with complex, high profile, and sensitive issues across a broad range of litigation with far reaching implications.
The Litigation team undertakes a broad range of substantial, challenging work, largely of a contentious nature. You will be required to support the lead partners and senior fee earners on a variety of commercial litigation disputes and independently where appropriate.
You will be provided with the opportunity to work on a wide variety of cases including contractual disputes, corporate disputes, professional negligence, breach of warranty claims and a general broad mix of commercial litigation work.
You will be expected to:
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets KPIs
• Ensure case management records are maintained
• Take an active role in business development initiatives including training and networking
• Assist other lawyers in the team with their work as required including supporting lead advisers and the supervision of more junior lawyers
• Train, supervise and develop junior team members
• Produce monthly and ad-hoc client MI reports
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role. You will also ensure that you comply with the relevant firm and client policies and procedures, and consistently work in accordance with our values.
Requirements
You will be a qualified solicitor, with over 3 years PQE, and you will have experience of handling a broad mix of commercial litigation disputes. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have/be:
• Experience of managing own caseload with limited supervision, depending upon the case and the issues involved
• An effective communicator
• A high level of commercial awareness
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.
Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Job number 1443493
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Company Details:
Clear IT Recruitment Limited
Company size: 5–9 employees
Industry: IT
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