Commercial Litigation Senior Associate - Top law firm with work life balance!

Clifton Search; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Associate for their Commercial Litigation team in Bristol. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a top law firm that prioritizes work-life balance and professional development. You will manage a diverse caseload of complex insurance claims, with a focus on commercial contract disputes. The firm boasts a supportive culture, offering hybrid working options and a clear career pathway for growth. Join this dynamic team and enjoy a fulfilling career in a friendly environment that values your contributions and encourages your development.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Generous Parental Leave

Charity Days

Discounts on Goods and Services

Strong Social Calendar

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial litigation, especially in contract disputes.
• Ability to manage cases from pre-action to trial, with mediation focus.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for your own caseload of complex claims.
• Work closely with Senior Associates to deliver the best outcomes.

Skills

Commercial Litigation

Case Management

Supervising Junior Lawyers

Mediation/ADR

Education

Law Degree

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Commercial Litigation Senior Associate - Top law firm with work life balance!

Are you an experienced commercial litigation associate/senior associate looking for an opportunity within an unusual Top 200 law firm with a great culture and work-life balance?

Based in central Bristol and convenient for both the city centre and Temple Meads, this firm has a genuinely flexible, friendly and refreshing “non-law firm” type of culture and offers hybrid flexibility of 2 days per week in the office. There is a strong culture of work-life balance which is led from the top - so expect to be told to go home if you’re still working after 5:30!

The offices are open plan with leaders sitting with their teams and the culture is genuinely open with regular leadership updates/Q&A sessions, an environment that encourages questions/challenges, has a firm commitment to D&I through dedicated employee networks, and is passionately supportive of your continued professional development.

Their complex litigation team of c50 handles a wide variety of insurance claims ranging from £25K to £5M for a broad spectrum of clients and has guaranteed workflow - so you never have business development targets and have easily achievable billable guidelines of 6 hours/day. The team has enjoyed consistent and continued growth over the last 5 years and offers earlier caseload and staff supervision responsibility than many law firms - providing great development potential for your onward progression. They operate a clear career pathway plan that allows you to grow either as a technical specialist or as more of a people manager.

This new opportunity has been created following the consistent growth of their litigation team. As part of a dedicated, but friendly and sociable Commercial Litigation team of c10, you will take full end-to-end responsibility for your own caseload of higher value intermediate and multi-track claims - working closely with other Senior Associates and Principal Associates. You will be supported by more junior fee-earners in delivering the best outcomes for clients on a wide range of complex cases, resolving disputes in a commercial manner via the courts, mediation or ADR.

Unlike many law firms, you are not required to fit into a certain PQE banding; it’s what you bring to the table in terms of your skills, experience, and ambition that are more important.

Key experience that is likely to be of interest will include:

• Proven (and varied) commercial litigation experience – particularly in commercial contract disputes
• A demonstrable ability to manage your own caseload from pre-action to trial/court (though c70% of cases are resolved through mediation/ADR)
• Experience of supervising and coaching more junior members of the team

Salary will be according to experience up to £70,000 – plus there is a great non-financial benefits package including flexible working, discounts on goods and services, generous parental leave, charity days, and a strong social calendar.