Solicitor – Litigation (Commercial & Construction Disputes)

Scottish Power Ltd.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Family healthcare

Car allowance

36 days annual leave

Share schemes

Healthcare benefits (Dental, Private)

Job summary

ScottishPower Ltd. is seeking a Litigation Solicitor to lead commercial and construction disputes within its legal team at the ScottishPower HQ. You will handle high-value disputes, shape dispute strategy, and work closely with senior stakeholders to protect project delivery on energy infrastructure initiatives.

With a minimum of 4 years PQE and a UK practising certificate, you will balance legal risk with business priorities, delivering clear, practical advice in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with UK practising certificate and 4+ years PQE in litigation and dispute resolution.
• Experience across disputes, with exposure to construction, engineering or infrastructure matters preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a wide range of disputes including construction, shareholder, property and contractual matters.
• Manage disputes from instruction through resolution, with external counsel where required.
• Develop dispute strategies and provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice.

Skills

Litigation

Dispute resolution

Commercial disputes

Construction disputes

Education

UK practising certificate

Qualified solicitor

4+ years PQE

Job description

Solicitor – Litigation (Commercial & Construction Disputes)

Location: ScottishPower HQ

Salary: Competitive + Annual Bonus + Family Healthcare + Car Allowance

Be the legal force behind the energy transition

At ScottishPower,we’retransforming the UK’s energy system to deliver a cleaner,smarterand more secure future. To support that ambition,we’relooking for a Litigation Solicitor to join our legal team, with a particular focus on commercial disputes and construction related litigation.

This is a role where your legalexpertisewill directly support major infrastructure and energy projects—helping manage risk, resolvedisputesand protect the delivery of critical programmes that underpin the journey to Net Zero.

Whatyou’llbe doing

In this role, you will be working as part of a respected and very collaborativeteam.Youwilladvise ona wide variety of disputes including:

• Complexhighvalueconstructiondisputes, linkedto major infrastructure projects.
• Shareholder disputes
• Property litigation
• Complex and high value debt recovery matters
• Contractual disputes

You’llsupport dispute avoidance through early issue identification, contractinterpretationand risk assessment, helping to shape effective dispute strategy and deliver pragmatic, commercially focused outcomes.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, projectteamsand external advisers,you’llmanage disputes from instruction through to resolution, including overseeing external counsel whererequired. You will have a high level of autonomy with this role.

Whatyou’llbring

You’llbe a qualified solicitor with a current UK practising certificateandhave a minimum of 4 years PQE in relation to litigation and dispute resolution matters.

You will havestrong experience advising ondisputes, have experience of different forms of dispute resolution processes and ideally have had exposure to construction,engineeringor infrastructure matters,although not essential.

Your experience may have been gained in private practice or within anin-houselegal team, andyou’llbe known for your pragmatic, solutions focused approach. Confident engaging with senior stakeholders,you’llcombine strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance legal risk against business priorities and deliver clear, practical advice.

Why join now?

ScottishPower is investing heavily in the future of energy—and legal is at the heart of that transformation. This is a rare opportunity to join a high-profile team, work on game-changing projects, and build a career with real purpose.

What’sin it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoya number ofother benefits. With our pension scheme,we’lldouble match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believeit’sthelittle thingswe do in life that makea big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.That’swhy our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit optionsincluding:Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health CashPlanand annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plusshopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generateall ofour energyfrom renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future,we’reat the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background,you’llfit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out toour careers team.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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