Associate Solicitor (2-4 PQE), Environmental group litigation and corporate accountability disputes

Leigh Day; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

29 days annual leave

Enhanced pension contributions

Life assurance 4 x salary

Healthcare cash plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Electric car scheme

Job summary

Leigh Day is seeking a solicitor to join Oliver Holland's UK and International Group Litigation team. You will work on environmental group claims, including domestic water pollution matters, with responsibilities across investigation, development, and coordination with clients and experts.

The role requires 2-4 years PQE in complex litigation and a demonstrable interest in environmental law, access to justice and claimant-side group litigation. Travel to UK and overseas may be required.

Qualifications

• Solicitor with 2-4 years' PQE in complex litigation.
• Experience in group litigation and managing large client groups would be advantageous.
• Strong grounding in environmental law and access to justice.

Responsibilities

• Help manage and progress existing group claims.
• Work with clients, counsel and experts.
• Supervise junior colleagues and contribute to new matters.
• Assist investigation and development of environmental and corporate accountability litigation.
• Work with teams across international matters and travel as needed.

Skills

Litigation experience

PQE 2-4 years

Environmental law interest

Complex litigation management

Team supervision

Client and counsel coordination

Data analysis of complex matters

Witness statements drafting

IT proficiency (MS Word, Excel, Case M

Education

2-4 years' PQE with complex litigation grounding

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Case Management Systems

Outlook

Job description

About The Role

This role sits within Oliver Holland's team in the UK and International Group Litigation Department. The team specialises in complex claimant-side group litigation concerning environmental harm, corporate misconduct and human rights abuses by multinational corporations.

This role sits within Oliver Holland's team in the UK and International Group Litigation Department. The team specialises in complex claimant-side group litigation concerning environmental harm, corporate misconduct and human rights abuses by multinational corporations. The successful candidate will work primarily on environmental group litigation, including domestic water pollution matters. Current matters include large-scale environmental group claims, alongside the investigation and development of new environmental and corporate accountability litigation. The role will involve helping to manage and progress existing group claims, working with clients, counsel and experts, supervising junior colleagues and contributing to the investigation and development of new matters. It would suit a solicitor with 2-4 years' PQE who has a strong grounding in complex litigation and a demonstrable interest in environmental law, access to justice and claimant-side group litigation.

What You'll Bring

• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to environmental protection, equality and access to justice.
• An interest in environmental law, human rights and corporate accountability.
• Excellent academics.
• 2-4 years' PQE with experience of complex litigation. Experience of group litigation and/or managing large client groups would be advantageous.
• Excellent time management skills demonstrated by ability to organise and prioritise a complex workload, coordinate multiple internal teams, and work to tight deadlines.
• Experience in dealing with experts.
• Experience of identifying and managing procedural deadlines in complex litigation.
• Experience in working on complex matters, which require analysis of large amounts of data.
• Experience of drafting witness statements and interim applications.
• Proven experience in supervising junior team members.
• Solid experience in using a variety of IT packages (MS Word, Excel, Case Management Systems and Outlook).
• Excellent communication skills, demonstrated by ability to communicate accurately, clearly, and concisely, both verbally and in writing, and appropriate variation of tone between client and litigation team audiences.
• Ability to learn new areas of law quickly and develop new areas or work for the firm.
• Demonstrable knowledge in conduct of cases from initial advice through to trial.
• Relevant experience in analysing complex factual and legal situations and advising clients in accordance with their aims.
• Experience in working and contributing to a team environment.
• Ability to work with sensitivity in countries with systems and culture that are significantly different to the UK.
• Willingness to undertake regular short term UK travel and occasional overseas travel, which may involve periods of several weeks.

Desirable

• Experience in or knowledge of public nuisance and/or private nuisance.
• Experience of supervising teams of paralegals
• Experience working with scientific experts (environmental preferred)
• Experience of claims management processes.

About Leigh Day

We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We're not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days from home for a full time worker)
• 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Life assurance 4 x salary
• Healthcare cash plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Electric car scheme