Senior Associate - Disputes

Fox Williams; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox Williams is seeking an associate/senior associate with 4+ years PQE to advise quality clients on complex disputes. You will collaborate with a senior team to manage matters, contribute to strategy, and develop relationships with clients across sectors.

The role offers exposure to high-profile cases within a supportive, entrepreneurial City firm. You'll be supported in your professional growth, with opportunities for client engagement and cross-department involvement across financial

Qualifications

• 4+ years PQE in commercial disputes.
• Experience handling high-profile matters.
• Strong client-facing and case management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day running of cases under partner supervision.
• Collaborate with partners across the team on matter strategy and development.
• Contribute to business development and marketing activities.

Skills

Proactive mindset

Independent worker

Team player

Job description

Fox Williams offers a unique opportunity to advance your career in a personable, progressive and entrepreneurial environment. Our people and culture are important to us and central to everything we do. We continually strive to create and maintain a friendly and supportive environment for our staff. You will quickly get to know everyone from the Senior Partner to the most junior staff. Whilst we are recognised for our strong culture and investing in our people, we are equally well known for our high-profile matters, quality of our work and solving our clients’ most complex legal issues.

Fox Williams is committed to creating a more diverse workforce which better reflects the demographics of society and the broad range of clients for whom we work. We collaborate with our recruitment agents to seek a broad talent pool for all of our roles. We are passionate about working in an inclusive environment and successful candidates will be required to uphold this.

The department

We are a team of eight partners and 16 fee earners across a practice that covers commercial litigation, securities litigation, civil fraud and asset recovery, international arbitration and professional services disputes. We work closely with our thriving corporate, commercial, FinTech and employment law departments, particularly with respect to our cross departmental industry sectors (financial services, tech and professional services). We are a busy team, with case loads varying in size from the hundreds of thousands to the many hundreds of millions (or more). We are also market leaders in securities litigation work.

The opportunity

We are looking for an associate/senior associate with at least 4+ years PQE who is keen to learn and act for quality clients on interesting, challenging work. This is an exciting opportunity to:

• work in a high quality, well managed, collaborative, friendly and entrepreneurial City law firm with strong values and with a great reputation;
• be part of our expanding disputes practice and sector areas within a dynamic, collegiate firm with a motivated organisational culture;
• enjoy a close working relationship with partners across the team who remain actively involved in matters with a focus on nurturing associates’ learning and development;
• have immediate access to our valued stable of clients;
• play a critical role on matters, and manage the day to day running of cases, under the overall supervision of a partner;
• participate in the firm’s core cross-department sector groups (financial services, professional services and tech);
• join a team with a focus on both technical and skills-based development;
• be involved in business development and marketing; and
• enjoy scope for career progression within the team and the firm.

Personal attributes and skills

With us you will find that your pro-active mindset, the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and your willingness to take ownership are highly valued and rewarded. There will be plenty of opportunity to further develop your career by getting involved and being supported in substantial business development initiatives.