Litigation Lawyer Peterborough.

Hegarty LLP; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Birthday off

Pension scheme

Death in service

Bonus scheme

Flexible working

EV salary sacrifice

Long service awards

Job summary

Hegarty LLP in Peterborough is expanding its Litigation team by recruiting an experienced Solicitor. The role focuses on Civil and Commercial Litigation, requiring at least 5 years PQE. You will manage and lead your own transactions, delivering strong client service with excellent communication and organisational skills.

The firm offers a modern, supportive environment with a focus on work-life balance, plus a comprehensive benefits package including holidays, pension and more.

Qualifications

• 5 years PQE with good technical knowledge.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain options clearly.
• Personable and confident, able to build relationships at all levels.
• Skilled networker with good commercial awareness.
• Highly organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Acting for individual clients across commercial property disputes, breach of contract, housing disputes, shareholder/director disputes, and trusts/probate issues.
• Lead own transactions with independence and teamwork; manage cases from start to finish.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation

Client relationship building

Networking

IT proficiency

Education

5 years PQE

Job description

Litigation Lawyer

Peterborough

We’ve grown, staying true to our core value of being a local firm. As a result of continuing growth we are expanding our Litigation team by recruiting an experienced Solicitor to join our team in Peterborough.

The successful candidate will be a have a strong knowledge of Civil and Commercial Litigation Law and ideally have at least 5 years PQE. You will be capable of working both independently and as part of the team. You will have experience of leading your own transactions. You will need excellent management, communication and organisational skills, proficiency in IT, and have a polite and professional manner.

You will be joining a modern and dynamic team that fully supports each and every individual, ensuring that everyone has a great work life balance.

Key Responsibilities:

Acting for individual clients both bringing and defending claims across a range of commercial property disputes, breach of contract claims, housing disputes, shareholder and director disputes and contentious trusts and probate issues such as I(PFD)A claims, Will challenges in areas such as capacity and lack of knowledge, trust disputes, executor and trustee issues, construction and rectification, proprietary estoppel, court of protections and care fee disputes.

Person Specification:

• 5 years PQE with good technical knowledge.
• Strong communication skills, able to understand the client’s objectives and explain options in an accessible manner.
• Personable and confident, able to build relationships at all levels.
• Skilled networker with good commercial awareness.
• Highly organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

In return we are offering:

• A competitive salary in line with your previous experience
• 25 days holiday year in addition to Bank Holidays
• Christmas Eve and New Years Eve as paid holiday if they fall on a working day.
• Birthday off as paid holiday each year
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Pension scheme
• Death in service benefit of twice the annual salary
• Bonus scheme
• Paid parking
• BUPA
• Flexible working
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
• Long service awards