Hybrid Litigation Associate — Lead Case Teams

KP Law; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Subsidised gym membership

Job summary

A specialist litigation boutique in Manchester is seeking a qualified solicitor or barrister to lead teams and manage client claims. The role includes preparing legal documents, resolving data issues, and building relationships with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills, litigation experience, and a client-centric approach. This position offers a hybrid working model with various benefits, including a discretionary bonus and healthcare scheme.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable litigation experience, ideally in group litigation context.
• Experience supervising trainees and/or paralegals is beneficial.
• Client-centric approach with a focus on building relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to deliver high standards of legal work.
• Prepare correspondence and review documents for Court submission.
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills

Commercial awareness

Self-motivated and able to meet tight deadlines

Ability to build effective relationships

Education

Qualified solicitor / barrister

Job description

The Firm
Established
in 2020, KP Law (previously Keller Postman) is a specialist litigation
boutique, focussing on collective redress.

The firm
has over 100 employees across offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and
Liverpool, representing over 250,000 individual clients across a range of cases
in areas such as product liability, competition, worker rights, data breach and
privacy and financial services.

Our
ethos is to combine the best legal talent with a strong operational and
technological platform to enable its clients to pursue cases that could not
otherwise be brought against large corporates as a result of their
wrongdoing.

Uniquely,
KP Law is owned and fully financed by a recognised UK litigation funder
(Legatus Holdings), this allows us to take on larger, headline making cases
with greater efficiency and confidence. All of our cases are for
claimants and carried out under contingent fee agreements at no cost or risk to
its clients.

KP Law
was ranked Tier 1 for Group Litigation: Claimant in The Legal 500 UK Guide
2026, and Band 2 for Group Litigation: Claimant in Chambers and Parters 2026.



The Role
Role Responsibilities
The role will include, but is not limited to:
·Working closely with partners and senior
associates to deliver exceptionally high standards of work.
·Leading teams of paralegals and other business
professionals (for example, data analysts) to progress clients’ claims in a
bulk setting.
·Prepare correspondence – both to opposing
counsel and for clients – and review documents for submitting to the Court /
Tribunal.
·Resolving data issues and queries during the
collation of clients’ information.
·Developing and maintaining relationships with
internal and external stakeholders to progress and manage cases. Managing legal
documentation and demonstrating effective case management.
·Conducting research, drafting, and reviewing of
documentation relating to relevant cases including responding to complex client
queries and issues.


Person Specification
·Qualified solicitor / barrister.
·Demonstrable litigation experience, ideally
within the group litigation context, but not essential.
·Commercially astute and aware of key legal and
business issues.
·Outstanding analytical, innovation, critical
thinking, and problem-solving skills.
·Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
with the ability to build effective, trusted relationships at all levels within
the organisation and with external stakeholders.
·Client-centric approach.
·Highly self-motivated with the ability to meet
tight deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment with consistently high
levels of performance.
·Experience of supervising trainees and / or
paralegals.
·Self-starter, willing to take on responsibility
and manage multiple case workstreams day to day.
·Unfazed by new issues / problems – willing to
think logically and provide solutions, even when dealing with issues which are
novel.

Equal Opportunities
Our
approach to our people is underpinned by our commitment to equity, diversity,
inclusion and well-being. Our ambition is to build a richly diverse workforce
made up of the best talent in our industry. With a workplace that is
supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong
sense of community between colleagues.

This means that everyone who either applies to or
works for KP Law is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic
origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or
religious beliefs.


Our Values
At KP Law, we pride ourselves on being a values-led law firm. This
means:
·We do what
we say we will do (both individually and collectively).
·We are
transparent and honest.
·We always
put our clients first.
·We treat
everyone with respect.
·We are
professional.
·We listen
to feedback and strive for continual improvement.

Our
Benefits
We
strive to offer a rounded benefits package, that employees value, no matter
what stage of their career they are in. Current benefits include:
·Annual discretionary
bonus scheme
·25 days holiday plus bank holidays
·Company contributory
pension scheme
·Hybrid working
·Life assurance
·Cash-back healthcare
scheme
·Private medical insurance
·Enhanced family
friendly polices
·Employee Assistance
Programme
·Subsidised gym
membership
·Cycle to Work scheme
·Staff referral scheme