National law firm is looking to hire a Litigation lawyer to join their Edinburgh office as Principal Associate- the responsibilities of this role will be to grow an ambitious litigation team and the firm is offering potential partnership after 12 months.
Role Profile:
* You will run a mixed caseload of complex and high valuemotor prosecution and general commercial litigated and non-litigated cases-Experience in dealing with property disputes, property damage, contractual disputes landlord and tenant disputes and motor prosecution would be highly beneficial for this role.
* The successful candidate will provide effective legal advice to clients in relation to their claim, still being hands on whilst also mentoring and supervising less junior members of the team.
* Responsibilities will also include taking full responsibility for cases and strategy to both manage your own caseload of pre-litigated & litigated files using case management system, ensuring compliance with insurer clients’ service level agreements.
* The role involves extensive communication with insurers, clients and third parties-You will need to work in a proactive manner to settle cases in accordance with key performance indicators.
Candidate Requirements:
* The successful candidate will have a proven track record of dealing with commercial litigated and non-litigated cases with circa 6+ PQE, as well as having experiencesupervising and developing a team in this area of law.
* The successful candidate will be a team player and have excellent verbal and written communication skills andhave strong organisational and time management skills.
On Offer:
On offer is a highly competitive salary and benefits package which includes:Holiday entitlement of 25 days (plus bank holidays), with extra days after 2 and 10 years’ service;Employee health cash plan which helps towards cover for optical, dental and physiotherapy treatment and other healthcare costs;Discretionary annual bonus scheme.
To Apply:
For a confidential discussion about this position or to apply, please contact:
David Thomson, Director
Edinburgh: 0131 450 7164
Email: david@thomsonlrc.com
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