Director, Litigation & Disputes

Brunswick Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm in London is seeking a Director for its Litigation & Dispute Communications practice. This role involves providing strategic communications and reputation advice for clients facing legal challenges. The ideal candidate will possess outstanding communication skills, strategic thinking capabilities, and a background in legal or communications sectors. Competitive benefits and an inclusive culture are offered.

Benefits

Employee benefits for financial future

Support for health and wellness

Continuous professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Exceptional judgment and intellectual agility required.
• Proven experience of advising senior clients essential.
• Commitment to acting with integrity expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic communications advice on contentious legal issues.
• Manage client relationships and major litigation mandates.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across various sectors.

Skills

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Strong analytical and strategic thinking

Ability to craft persuasive arguments

Organised and detail-oriented

Deep understanding of law, media, and public perception

Facility for building trusted client relationships

Education

Experience as a senior communications consultant

Senior associate in dispute or regulatory practice

Barrister with experience in commercial law proceedings

Job description

Brunswick Group is seeking an exceptional Director to join its market-leading Litigation & Dispute Communications practice in London. This is an opportunity to play a senior role within a globally recognised team that advises on some of the most complex, high-profile, and high-stakes legal matters faced by major international businesses.

The successful candidate will work closely with the global practice co-lead in London, supporting existing client mandates as well as helping to win, lead, and deliver new projects. The role combines strategic counsel, hands‑on client management, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration across Brunswick’s global network.

About the Role

The Director will provide strategic communications and reputation advice to clients involved in contentious legal or regulatory issues — including litigation, investigations, arbitrations, prosecutions, public inquiries and broader disputes.

Working alongside legal teams, external counsel, and corporate affairs functions, you will help clients safeguard and enhance their reputation during critical moments of scrutiny.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Managing client relationships and major litigation and issues mandates.
• Working with the team to design and execute integrated communications strategies spanning media, investors, employees, regulators, and policymakers.
• Helping to guide clients through legal and reputational risk, ensuring alignment between communications and legal strategy.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary Brunswick teams across sectors, geographies and specialist areas such as media, digital, and public affairs.
• Mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to the continued growth of the practice.
• Proactively finding opportunities to market and raise the profile of the practice and the firm externally.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a senior adviser with exceptional judgement, intellectual agility, and the ability to operate confidently in complex, fast‑moving situations.

Essential skills and attributes

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking, with the ability to interpret complex legal and reputational dynamics.
• Proven experience of advising senior clients and managing multi‑stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to craft persuasive arguments and narratives under pressure.
• Organised, detail‑oriented, and adept at leading multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Deep understanding of the intersection between law, media, politics, and public / stakeholder perception.
• Facility for building trusted client relationships.
• Commitment to acting with integrity and the highest ethical standards.

Likely backgrounds include

• Senior communications consultant specialising in litigation or reputational crisis advisory.
• Senior associate in a dispute, regulatory or competition practice at a leading law firm.
• Barrister with experience in high‑profile commercial, public or criminal law proceedings.
• In‑house senior legal counsel with exposure to significant disputes or investigations.

Why Join Us

Brunswick is the only communications firm ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners for Litigation Communications in the UK, the US and globally. Joining our team offers:

• The opportunity to advise on some of the most sensitive and high‑impact legal matters worldwide.
• Collaboration with a global network of experts across 23 offices, including professionals from law, journalism, politics, and business.
• A culture that values rigour, creativity, and intellectual curiosity.
• The ability to shape the development of a fast‑growing, high‑performing global practice.

You will be part of a firm trusted by boards, general counsel, and senior leadership teams to manage their most critical reputational challenges.

Whether you are joining a client facing team, a core services team, or starting out on your professional career journey, joining Brunswick unlocks a range of employee benefits to support your financial future, health and wellness, family and community and continuous professional development.

Applications will close 5pm Friday 21st November

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high‑stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high‑impact outcomes.

Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritised attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a “one‑firm firm” with no individual profit centres. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.

Brunswick is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.