Litigation Lawyers

A&L Goodbody LLP; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Northern Ireland is seeking an ambitious Commercial lawyer with 3 to 8 years PQE to join their dynamic Litigation team. This role offers excellent career progression and the opportunity to work on significant commercial transactions. Ideal candidates will possess strong drafting, communication, and client management skills, and be eager to learn through various development programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years PQE in a corporate law firm.
• Interest in technical learning and development programs.

Responsibilities

• Join a leading Litigation practice in Northern Ireland.
• Work on significant commercial transactions.

Skills

Excellent drafting skills

Strong communication

Client management

Business development

Organisational skills

Interpersonal ability

Education

Qualified Commercial lawyer

Job description

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Our Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice is widely recognised as a market leader in Northern Ireland.

As a leading Litigation practice in Northern Ireland, we are looking for ambitious lawyers with experience ranging from 3 to 8 years PQE, who are keen to develop their skills, work alongside industry expert practitioners and be involved in some of the most significant commercial transactions in the jurisdiction.

This is an opportunity to join our largest and fastest growing business area in our firm. From our Belfast office, we offer a complete legal service across the broad spectrum of matters which arise - Dispute and Resolution, Commercial Contracts, Privacy & Data Security, and Intellectual Property. We provide our clients with innovative and commercial support, offering practical and business-oriented solutions.

This role offers excellent personal development and career progression. If you are a qualified Commercial lawyer looking to join a dynamic and market-leading Litigation group, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3+ years relevant PQE (England or NI) within a large or medium corporate law firm.
• A keen interest to learn technically and through our various development programmes
• Excellent drafting skills and good interpersonal ability
• Strong communication, client management and business development skills
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• A team player who will actively engage with our culture and core values.
  
  
  

The firm

A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 120 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base. ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2024. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level.

A sample of other recent notable awards include:

• Awarded the prestigious Company of the Year award at the National Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2025 hosted by the Irish Centre for Diversity
• Recognised by Mergermarket as the #1 M&A legal advisor in Ireland by deal volume for 2024
• Winner of the Best Client Service Award by the Lawyer European Awards
• Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
• Awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark in 2024 by the Irish Centre for Diversity
• Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)
• Law firm of the year - Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
• Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
• One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
• Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
• Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023
  
  

ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.

Equal Opportunities

ALG is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons including those who wish to be considered for part-time working or job-sharing arrangements.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

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  IT Services and IT Consulting

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