Senior Associate, Group Litigation Lead

KP Law; Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KP Law, a specialist litigation boutique, is recruiting in Manchester for a role supporting high-stakes group litigation. You will work closely with partners to deliver excellent work and lead teams of paralegals and data analysts to progress claims in bulk.

You will prepare correspondence, review Court filings, resolve data issues, and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders while handling complex client inquiries.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable litigation experience, ideally within the group litigation context, but not essential.
• Commercially astute and aware of key legal and business issues.
• Outstanding analytical, innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective, trusted relationships at all levels within the organisation and with external stakeholders.
• Client-centric approach.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment with consistently high levels of performance.
• Experience of supervising trainees and / or paralegals.
• Self-starter, willing to take on responsibility and manage multiple case workstreams day to day.
• Unfazed by new issues / problems – willing to think logically and provide solutions, even when dealing with issues which are novel.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with partners and senior associates to deliver exceptionally high standards of work.
• Leading teams of paralegals and other business professionals (for example, data analysts) to progress clients’ claims in a bulk setting.
• Prepare correspondence – both to opposing counsel and for clients – and review documents for submitting to the Court / Tribunal.
• Resolving data issues and queries during the collation of clients’ information.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders to progress and manage cases. Managing legal documentation and demonstrating effective case management.
• Conducting research, drafting, and reviewing of documentation relating to relevant cases including responding to complex client queries and issues.

Skills

Litigation experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Supervising trainees

Job description

KP Law, a specialist litigation boutique, is recruiting in Manchester for a role supporting high-stakes group litigation. You will work closely with partners to deliver excellent work and lead teams of paralegals and data analysts to progress claims in bulk.

You will prepare correspondence, review Court filings, resolve data issues, and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders while handling complex client inquiries.