Associate

KP Law

Manchester

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Subsidised gym membership

Private medical insurance

Enhanced family friendly policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Subsidised gym membership

Cycle to Work scheme

Staff referral scheme

Job summary

A specialist litigation boutique in Manchester is seeking a qualified solicitor or barrister to lead teams and manage client claims. The role includes preparing legal documents, resolving data issues, and building relationships with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills, litigation experience, and a client-centric approach. This position offers a hybrid working model with various benefits, including a discretionary bonus and healthcare scheme.

Qualifications

Demonstrable litigation experience, ideally in group litigation context.
Experience supervising trainees and/or paralegals is beneficial.
Client-centric approach with a focus on building relationships.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships across levels and external stakeholders.
Experience supervising trainees or paralegals.
Self-starter able to manage multiple case workstreams and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

Lead teams to deliver high standards of legal work.
Prepare correspondence and review documents for Court submission.
Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
Resolve data issues during collation of client information.
Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to progress and manage cases.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills

Commercial awareness

Self-motivated and able to meet tight deadlines

Ability to build effective relationships

Education

Qualified solicitor / barrister

Barrister

Job description

The Firm

Established in 2020, KP Law (previously Keller Postman) is a specialist litigation boutique, focussing on collective redress. The firm has over 100 employees across offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Liverpool, representing over 250,000 individual clients across a range of cases in areas such as product liability, competition, worker rights, data breach and privacy and financial services. Our ethos is to combine the best legal talent with a strong operational and technological platform to enable its clients to pursue cases that could not otherwise be brought against large corporates as a result of their wrongdoing. Uniquely, KP Law is owned and fully financed by a recognised UK litigation funder (Legatus Holdings), this allows us to take on larger, headline‑making cases with greater efficiency and confidence. All of our cases are for claimants and carried out under contingent fee agreements at no cost or risk to its clients. KP Law was ranked Tier 1 for Group Litigation: Claimant in The Legal 500 UK Guide 2026, and Band 2 for Group Litigation: Claimant in Chambers and Parters 2026.

The Role

Role Responsibilities

Working closely with partners and senior associates to deliver exceptionally high standards of work.
Leading teams of paralegals and other business professionals (for example, data analysts) to progress clients’ claims in a bulk setting.
Prepare correspondence – both to opposing counsel and for clients – and review documents for submitting to the Court / Tribunal.
Resolving data issues and queries during the collation of clients’ information.
Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders to progress and manage cases. Managing legal documentation and demonstrating effective case management.
Conducting research, drafting, and reviewing of documentation relating to relevant cases including responding to complex client queries and issues.

Person Specification

Qualified solicitor / barrister.
Demonstrable litigation experience, ideally within the group litigation context, but not essential.
Commercially astute and aware of key legal and business issues.
Outstanding analytical, innovation, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective, trusted relationships at all levels within the organisation and with external stakeholders.
Client‑centric approach.
Highly self‑motivated with the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast‑paced dynamic environment with consistently high levels of performance.
Experience of supervising trainees and / or paralegals.
Self‑starter, willing to take on responsibility and manage multiple case workstreams day to day.
Unfazed by new issues / problems – willing to think logically and provide solutions, even when dealing with issues which are novel.

Equal Opportunities

Our approach to our people is underpinned by our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and well‑being. Our ambition is to build a richly diverse workforce made up of the best talent in our industry. With a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for KP Law is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.

Our Values