dispute-resolution-solicitor

enl; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Enhanced annual leave

Additional holiday for long service

Company pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental health support

Modern offices and free parking

Coaching and mentoring

Funding for professional memberships

Job summary

eNL in Devon is seeking an experienced Dispute Resolution Solicitor or Legal Executive to manage a varied caseload, working alongside the Director and Head of Dispute Resolution and other senior team members. Hybrid and flexible working is available.

Applications are welcomed from Solicitors or Legal Executives with 3+ years' PQE and significant litigation experience in County Courts and/or High Court across commercial, property, trusts, and construction disputes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years PQE in dispute resolution
• Litigation in County Courts and High Court
• Experience in commercial and property disputes
• Injunctive proceedings and adverse possession
• Residential possession claims
• Contentious trusts and probate
• Construction disputes

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload and support senior team members
• Collaborate with the Director and Head of Dispute Resolution
• Develop a specialism within the department
• Contribute to growth and development of the dispute resolution team

Skills

Litigation experience

Client care

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Solicitor or Legal Executive with 3+ PQE

Job description

Dispute Resolution Solicitor / Legal Executive | 3+ PQE | Devon | Competitive

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Dispute Resolution Solicitor or Legal Executive to join a growing and highly regarded team in Devon.

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, working alongside the Director and Head of Dispute Resolution and other senior members of the team. There is also an excellent opportunity to develop a specialism and play an active role in the continued growth of the department.

The role is ideally based at the firm's Devon office, although other locations will be considered. Hybrid and flexible working is available.

THE ROLE

Applications are welcomed from Solicitors or Legal Executives with 3+ years' PQE or equivalent experience, including relevant pre-qualification dispute resolution experience. You should have significant litigation experience within the County Courts and/or High Court, with experience in some or all of the following:

• Commercial litigation, including JVA, shareholder and partnership disputes
• Commercial landlord and tenant disputes
• Property litigation, including boundaries, easements and restrictive covenants
• Injunctive proceedings and adverse possession
• Residential possession claims
• Contentious trusts and probate
• Construction disputes

ABOUT YOU

You will be a confident and experienced litigator with excellent client care and communication skills. You will enjoy building client relationships, working as part of a collaborative team and contributing to the continued development of the department.

WHY JOIN?

You will join a forward-thinking and supportive firm that offers genuine opportunities for career progression, professional development and specialisation, alongside a strong focus on employee wellbeing and work-life balance.

Benefits include:

• Hybrid working
• Enhanced annual leave
• Additional holiday for long service
• Company pension
• Employee Assistance Programme and mental health support
• Modern offices and free parking
• Coaching and mentoring
• Funding for professional memberships

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.