Commercial Litigation Associate - 2-4PQE

BCL Legal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

25 days annual leave

Bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

BCL Legal in London seeks a Commercial Litigation Associate with 2-4 PQE to join a top international firm renowned for complex disputes.

You will handle contentious matters, including corporate and commercial disputes, partnerships, media and insolvency issues, with opportunities for cross-border arbitration and High Court work, while benefiting from a supportive team and a sensible hours target.

Qualifications

• At least two years' PQE gained in England & Wales or a similar common law jurisdiction.
• Strong academic record and top-tier Legal 500 background.
• Interest in joining one of the world's largest law firms.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of contentious corporate and commercial disputes.
• Litigate high-value claims and engage in cross-border arbitrations.
• Collaborate with a collegiate team and handle disputes across multiple sectors.

Skills

Post-qualification experience

Strong academics

Education

Strong academics

Job description

Commercial Litigation Associate - 2-4 PQE Top 20 International firm | Legal 500 Commercial Litigation| London | £120,000 - £130,000

The firm / team:

• Successful candidates can look forward to joining one of the largest law firms in the UK, based in London, looking to strengthen their Commercial disputes offering with the addition of a talented mid-level associate.
• They are considered to be amongst the leading law firms in the UK for Commercial Litigation law, specialising in complex commercial disputes, and ranked in the Legal 500 (Premium) for their disputes offering, in London.
• You will be joining a specialised team, who handle a broad range of commercial litigation matters across a range of sectors, large, national and multinational corporates, professional services, media businesses, sports clubs and various high-net worth individuals and family offices.
• This is a hardworking firm, offering a market-leading salary with a reasonable chargeable hours contribution.

The role:

• As a Commercial Litigation Associate within the team, you can expect to undertake a broad range of work with a supportive collegiate department.
• The work involved will include advising on contentious matters, relating predominantly to corporate and commercial, as well as Partnership and LLP disputes, media disputes, and insolvency disputes.
• You will be litigating high value claims at various levels, frequently collaborating with international lawyers to resolve cross-border disputes, including domestic and international arbitrations.
• Depending on experience, you may be expected to deal with disputes in the High Court, appellate courts, and in arbitrations.
• The firm have place a large emphasis upon work life balance, and have a relatively low target hours contribution of 1400 p/a.

About you:

• Applications are sought from talented Associates with at least two years' post qualification experience, gained in England & Wales or a similar, leading common law jurisdiction.
• You will possess strong academics, and a confident understanding of commercial litigation law, ideally from a Top 50 background/leading Legal 500 background.
• Candidates should have strong organisation skills and a keen interest in joining one of the world's largest law firms

Benefits:

• Salary package of £120,000 - £130,000
• 25 days annual leave.
• Bonus scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.