Managing Associate - Commercial Litigation

Stephenson Harwood LLP; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking an experienced litigation specialist to join their Corporate and Commercial Disputes team. The ideal candidate will have significant post-qualification experience in High Court litigation, especially in banking and financial disputes. This role offers competitive benefits and the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private health and dental care

Flexible benefits including gym discounts

Wellbeing strategy and support

Volunteer day off

Qualifications

• Experience in High Court litigation and international arbitration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on corporate and commercial disputes.
• Represent clients in High Court litigation.
• Coordinate proceedings in multiple jurisdictions.

Skills

Significant post-qualification experience in litigation

Expertise in banking and financial services litigation

Experience in shareholder and private equity disputes

Familiarity with professional negligence disputes

Job description

What we will offer

We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

You can expect:

• A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies.
• Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family.
• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers.
• Tech, cycle and electric car schemes.
• We support the causes you care about, by giving you one day per year off to volunteer with any charity that you are involved with outside of work.
• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
• Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
• We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.

Team Structure

Stephenson Harwood’s highly regarded Corporate and Commercial Disputes team advises on the full range of disputes. We represent clients in High Court litigation, international and domestic arbitration, and advise and assist clients on ADR, including mediation. Most of what we do is truly international and often multi-jurisdictional; we manage complex proceedings in other jurisdictions and co‑ordinate proceedings in more than one jurisdiction.

The team is renowned for its depth and ability to handle a broad range of disputes but has particular expertise in banking and financial services litigation and regulation, competition litigation, fund litigation, shareholder disputes and corporate litigation, professional and management liability and sanctions litigation.

This role would be suitable if you have significant post‑qualification experience in a leading litigation team within private practice, and if the majority of your experience has been on cases in one or more of the following areas:

• Shareholder, joint‑venture and private equity disputes.
• Banking, funds and finance disputes including derivatives and structured finance.
• Professional services including investment management, solicitors, accountants and audit negligence disputes.

About the Firm

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex and ever-changing world.

Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Capital and Funds, Technology, and Transportation and Trade.

With more than 1,400 people, including 210+ partners, across eight offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

Our brand strengths:

GO FAR, GO TOGETHER

EXPERTS IN MORE THAN LAW

CAN DO PERSONALITIES

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