Litigation Solicitor

Jobs-In-Law; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private medical insurance

Group income protection

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Discretionary leave days

Employee assistance programme

Mental health first aiders

Charity of the year

Social events

Job summary

Hughes Paddison in Cheltenham seeks an experienced Litigation Solicitor with a minimum of 5 years PQE to join its dispute resolution team. The role offers a broad range of cases, client interaction, and a focus on achieving results.

You will manage your own caseload and assist on large director-led matters, while helping to supervise junior team members. The firm provides hybrid working, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in litigation or dispute resolution

Responsibilities

• Advise a diverse client base including corporate entities, trusts, charities and individuals
• Manage own caseload and assist on large director-led cases
• Draft statements of case, witness statements and legal correspondence
• Instruct and work with counsel
• Represent clients in court, mediation, and settlement negotiations
• Contribute to business development and networking for the firm
• Support and supervise junior team members

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Litigation Solicitor with a minimum of 5 years PQE to join our established and progressive dispute resolution team. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident and commercially minded litigator who thrives on an interesting and broad range of cases, client interaction, and achieving results.

Ideally you will be comfortable with a wide range of litigation matters including general/civil/commercial disputes, property litigation, and contentious probate. We may be willing to consider more specialist experience, depending on the circumstances.

The team consists of two directors, two solicitors, an apprentice solicitor, different trainee solicitors from time to time, and support staff.

You will be responsible for managing your own caseload, as well as assisting on large director-led cases where appropriate and depending on your PQE, and helping to support and supervise junior members of the team.

At Hughes Paddison, we offer a collaborative working environment where excellence and professional development are at our core.

You will be responsible for:

• Advising a diverse client base, including corporate entities, trusts, charities and individuals
• Taking matters through from initial engagement to conclusion, formulating case strategy and advising throughout
• Drafting statements of case, witness statements, legal correspondence and other documentation
• Instructing and working with counsel
• Representing clients in court, mediation, and settlement negotiations
• Contributing to business development and networking - for yourself as an individual, for the litigation team, and for the firm 'brand'

Along with strong technical knowledge and excellent communication skills, you will have a commercial to delivering high-quality client service.

In return we offer:

• Defined career progression opportunities
• Hybrid working
• A competitive salary, commensurate with experience
• A competitive benefit package including, pension, private medical insurance, group income protection (PHI), 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, additional discretionary leave days, access to an employee assistance programme and mental health first aiders, charity of the year and social events

If you are a driven solicitor looking to make a real impact with an ambitious and expanding team, we would like to hear from you.

Please email Ursula Day, HR Manager at [e-mail]