Overview
The litigation team handles a variety of litigation from PI, negligence and property litigation to general civil and commercial litigation dispute matters.
The position open is for a commercial and general civil litigation solicitor handling a mixed caseload ranging from shareholder and company disputes to debt recovery and contract disputes.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, friendly and supportive team that has already established itself locally and regionally dealing with some nationally reported cases.
The candidate for this role will enjoy dealing with a variety of complex and challenging work types and will have the following background experience:
Key Skills and Experience
* Qualified lawyer with excellent experience gained in a highly regarded Legal 500 practice
* Achieve billing, time and fee earning targets set and co-operate with the firm's credit control arrangements
* Proven project and time management skills
* A confident and professional manner
* Work effectively within a team but also as a leader
* Be professional, organised, competent, enthusiastic and ambitious.
* Be able to work independently and as part of a team with other fee earners, providing advice and assistance whenever needed to develop knowledge and skills within the rest of the team.
You will have strong experience in dealing with all manner of commercial and civil disputes with excellent attention to detail, including:
* organising, drafting and preparation of witness statements and trial bundles;
* organising and preparation of trial bundles;
* advocacy experience in County and High Courts;
* dealing with Counsel;
* costs management and budgets;
* CPR rules and other procedural-related matters
Benefits:
* Agile working (up to 40% working from home)
* 25 days' holiday (FTE) (plus statutory holidays)
* Birthday Holiday
* Pension scheme
* Death-in-service/Life assurance benefit scheme
* Critical illness insurance cover
* Bonus Scheme
* Eye care voucher
* Leeds Day offer a structured career progression plan tailored to you and with the aim of enabling you to achieve your career goals and ambitions including up to Partnership.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £45,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Bereavement leave
* Company events
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
* Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Huntingdon PE29 3BD