Associates - Dispute Resolution

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic lawyers to join their growing dispute resolution team. This role offers the opportunity to work on a varied caseload, including commercial litigation and civil fraud, while benefiting from a supportive environment and flexible working arrangements. The firm values strong commercial awareness and proactive advice, ensuring lawyers can exceed client expectations. With a commitment to career development through bespoke training programs, this position is perfect for those looking to grow their legal expertise in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• 1-4 PQE with experience in dispute resolution and litigation.
• Strong attention to detail and commercially astute advice.

Responsibilities

• Analyse cases to identify strengths and weaknesses.
• Draft correspondence and manage a mixed caseload.
• Build and maintain client relationships through effective results.

Skills

Commercial Litigation

Civil Fraud

Insolvency

Construction Disputes

Professional Negligence

Regulatory Investigations

Public Law

Reputation Management

Job description

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We are expanding and looking for enthusiastic lawyers to join our growing dispute resolution team.

The ideal candidates will likely be 1-4 PQE with previous experience in one or more of our specialist areas – we would particularly welcome applicants with solid experience of commercial litigation, civil fraud, insolvency, construction disputes, professional negligence, regulatory investigations, public law and/or reputation management.

The successful individuals can be based in the firm’s Bedford Row or Putney offices. The firm is also committed to flexible working arrangements.

Technical skills and expertise

We seek energetic lawyers with good attention to detail and a record of providing proactive, commercially astute advice.

At 1-4 PQE you will have a varied caseload, assisting the team with larger cases, plus managing and progressing files in your own name, with close supervision and support from more experienced team members.

The Role

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Analysing cases to identify strengths, weaknesses and alternative solutions;
• Considering various litigation funding options, including Conditional Funding Agreements, as well as working with litigation funders and ATE providers;
• Drafting correspondence, witness statements and applications;
• Instructing counsel;
• Negotiating and exploring Alternative Dispute Resolution as appropriate;
• Researching and drafting advice;
• Proactively managing a mixed caseload of work to manage client expectations, maintain momentum and ensure sustainable financial performance;
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients by repeatedly delivering effective results as part of a close team;
• Business development activities internally and externally to raise the profile of the team.

Russell-Cooke’s lawyers are rounded professional advisers with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort-based career development programme. We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.

At each stage of your career, and as you move through the cohorts, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.

We have a diverse workforce and aim to attract high calibre applicants that reflect the demography of our geographical location and client base. Individuals will be employed solely on merit and the requirement of the position. No applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender Identity or religion. Reasonable adjustments will be made to eliminate or reduce disadvantage.