Contract Lawyer

TLT LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

TLT LLP in London is recruiting for Contract Associates and Senior Associate to join the Public Inquiries Inquests and Public Law Team on a 6-month contract, with a day-rate via Umbrella Company. Candidates must have resided in the UK for at least five years and be ready to work onsite in our London office.

The role involves fee-earning work, aiding statutory inquiries, internal investigations, and providing strategic legal advice.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered)
• At least 2 years of litigation experience
• Experience managing large-scale disclosure exercises or major commercial litigation projects
• Creative problem solver with the ability to manage critical issues quickly
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Keen, motivated team player with capacity to mentor juniors

Responsibilities

• Act as a fee-earning solicitor to statutory and non-statutory inquiries
• Undertake internal investigations and independent reviews
• Provide legal advice to the Inquiry Team and manage relationships with participants
• Handle or lead complex, multi-disciplinary legal or investigative environments
• Lead or contribute to large-scale disclosure/e-disclosure/document production projects
• Advise on litigation related to national security matters and JR challenges

Skills

Litigation experience

Project management

Team collaboration

Multi-project multitasking

Problem solving

Education

Solicitor qualification (SRA or Law Society Registered)

Job description

We are recruiting for Contract Associates and Senior Associate's to join our Public Inquiries Inquests and Public Law Team in London on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential for extension. The role will be engaged on a day-rate basis via an Umbrella Company.

Due to the nature of the inquiries we are currently supporting, applicants must have resided in the UK for at least five years to meet the necessary requirements.

This is a full-time, office-based role, requiring attendance at our London office throughout the duration of the assignment.

Your Role

• As a key addition to our growing team, you will have a fee-earning role, which is likely to include the following:
• Acting as a supporting Solicitor to statutory and non-statutory inquiries
• Undertaking internal investigations and independent reviews
• Providing legal advice to the Inquiry Team and contribute to senior relationship management with recognised legal representatives, core participants, witnesses and document providers
• Handling or leading complex, multi-disciplinary, professional, multi-strand legal or investigative environments
• Handling or leading complex, large-scale projects, including involvement in delivery of large-scale disclosure/e-disclosure/document production/information management exercises
• Dealing with Public law challenges, advising on merits of defending judicial review claims and grounds for issuing JR challenges.
• Advising on litigation related to national security matters
• Planning, defining and implementing strategies to support delivery against client need
• Leading and project managing document-heavy review processes to identify key relevant materials
• Establishing defined programmes of work and monitoring delivery
• Giving clear and detailed instructions to witnesses to ensure delivery of high-quality evidence
• Supporting witnesses in advance of giving oral evidence
• Supervising the work delegated to other team members, adopting a supportive and collegiate approach to the development of others
• Working flexibly across workstreams and delegating tasks to other team members, driving efficiency and maximising available resource

Your Skills and Experience

• You must be a Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered)
• At least 2 years of litigation experience.
• Strong litigation skills and project management skills with experience of managing large scale disclosure exercises and/or working on large scale projects in commercial litigation
• A creative approach to problem solving with an ability to manage critical issues quickly and effectively
• A proven and demonstrable ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Keen, motivated team player with the ability to self-start and engage with a varied cross section of fee earners across the business
• Ability to contribute to our collaborative culture, with an ambition to assist in the development of junior team members

The Team

The Public Inquiries Inquests and Public Law Team at TLT has a wide breadth of experience on all aspects of inquiry work. We represent central government, non-departmental public bodies, local government, high-profile individuals, blue light services and the private sector.

The team provide a full legal service. This includes advising individual key witnesses representing public bodies, private individuals and acting on behalf of inquiries themselves.

This breadth of experience and knowledge allows the team to deal with all aspects of public inquiries and provides a unique perspective. On top of our legal advice, we are able to provide support to an inquiry secretariat. We can provide project management, budget advice and administrative support.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT’s successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards.

Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.

In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.