Associate - Dispute Resolution

Travers Smith LLP; England; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Travers Smith LLP in London is seeking two Associates to join its award-winning Dispute Resolution department on a permanent basis. Associates will deliver outstanding client service while working collaboratively with Partners and Counsel.

Successful candidates will demonstrate technical excellence, commercial acumen and an agile approach to complex disputes, including investor disputes, arbitration and investigations across cross-border matters.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor in a Common Law jurisdiction.
• At least 2 years' experience working in a similar role, advising on a range of complex and sizeable disputes matters.
• Outstanding academic record.
• Strong drafting and commercial acumen.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a collegiate environment.
• Experience of diligent management of a diverse caseload.

Responsibilities

• Involved in the full lifecycle of a range of cases, with plenty of opportunity for client contact, working directly with Counsel and dealing with opposing solicitors.
• Lead on procedural matters and contribute to shaping the strategic direction of a case from start to finish.

Skills

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Autonomous working

Team player

Education

Qualified Solicitor in a Common Law jurisdiction

Job description

Job description

Practice Area/Department Dispute Resolution PQE Level 2-4 PQE Description

Associate
Dispute Resolution

Travers Smith is a leading full-service law firm, with a wealth of experience in its areas of specialisation. The firm has a market-leading reputation for its international expertise in Asset Management, M&A and Dispute Resolution & Investigations. Clients include asset managers across the alternative asset classes (private equity, venture, credit, infrastructure and real estate), publicly listed and private companies, financial institutions, and other business enterprises involved in large and complex UK and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes. Our purpose is to provide the highest quality of service to our clients whilst enabling our people to achieve professional fulfilment in a supportive, inclusive and enjoyable working environment.

Department

The vision of the Dispute Resolution practice group is to:

• Deliver the highest quality of work (across our range of cases of differing sizes and subject matters) and uphold a reputation where we are admired and respected by our clients, our opponents and all with whom we come into contact in the marketplace.
• Provide a working environment that is nurturing, supportive and fun, and one in which the cultural pillars of the firm and of our practice are protected fiercely by us all, starting with the partner group.
• Support our people to fulfil their personal and professional ambitions.

We are instructed on some of the market's most high-profile, complex and challenging litigation, arbitration and investigations, have regularly featured in the Lawyer's Top 20 cases, and are an award-winning practice.

There is significant variety in the work we do, covering (amongst others) investor / financial disputes, mass claims, competition litigation, professional negligence claims, ESG litigation, and crisis management matters.

There is a strong international element to our work, often involving multi-jurisdictional and cross-border litigation or international arbitration.

The Role

Travers Smith is recruiting two Associates to join our award-winning Dispute Resolution department on a permanent basis. Associates in the team will be required to work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the delivery of an outstanding client service.

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate a technically excellent, commercial, and agile approach to a wide range of complex and sizeable disputes matters. Over the course of their careers, Dispute Resolution lawyers at Travers Smith take on the full range of work covered by the department and Associates can expect to work alongside any of the Partners in the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Associates can expect to be involved in the full lifecycle of a range of cases, with plenty of opportunity for client contact, working directly with Counsel and dealing with opposing solicitors. We expect our Associates to be fully immersed in the evidence, to take the lead on procedural matters, and to be involved in shaping the strategic direction of a case from start to finish.

Personal Specification - Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Qualified Solicitor in a Common Law jurisdiction.
• An outstanding academic record and intellectual curiosity.
• At least 2 years' experience working in a similar role, advising on a range of complex and sizeable disputes matters, within a disputes department at a leading firm.
• Enthusiastic approach to problem-solving and the ability to think creatively where required.
• Confident in drafting and commercially astute.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• An inquisitive personality with a keen attention to detail.
• An ability to work both autonomously and within a collegiate environment.
• Experience of diligent management of a diverse caseload in a proactive and proficient manner.
• Resourceful with excellent time management skills.
• A willingness to show commitment to, and engagement with, the firm's culture.

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