Sports Injury and Liability Lawyer

Weightmans Llp; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in London seeks a Principal Associate for its Sports Litigation Team. The role requires strong drafting, analytic, and advocacy skills along with 5+ years of experience in managing complex disputes. Responsibilities include advising clients, managing junior lawyers, and ensuring compliance with policies. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and passionate about delivering high-quality legal services while maintaining a strong commercial awareness. If you meet the criteria, they look forward to your application.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in complex disputes and multi-party litigation.
• Experience managing own caseload of claims.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Draft complex legal documents and advise on legal privilege.
• Manage junior lawyers and ensure compliance with policies.
• Advise clients on various aspects of litigation.

Skills

Drafting skills

Analytic skills

Advocacy skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Job description

Principal Associate – Sports Litigation Team

We are currently recruiting for a Principal Associate with 5+ years PQE to work on complex disputes and multi‑party litigation in our Sports Litigation Team, based in London. The successful candidate will bring strong drafting, analytic and advocacy skills, work independently under pressure, advise on disclosure, legal privilege, media responses, insurance policy cover, manage junior lawyers and team, ensure compliance with internal and client policies, achieve financial and chargeable hours targets, and deliver high‑quality legal services.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and analytic skills
• Advocacy and presentational skills
• Work under pressure and on own initiative
• Advising on disclosure and legal privilege
• Advising clients on media responses
• Advising on insurance policy cover
• Managing junior lawyers/team
• Organisational and compliance skills, ensuring adherence to internal and client policies, MI completion and SLA requirements
• Achieve financial and chargeable hours targets

Qualifications

• Previous experience of assisting on large and complex claims together with managing own caseload of defendant casualty claims is essential
• 5 years PQE+
• Influencing skills
• Some experience of networking with, and delivering training to, clients is desirable
• A high level of commercial awareness
• Conscientious, self‑motivated, hardworking, responsive, with critical thinking abilities and communication, organisation and analytical skills
• A methodical, organised approach
• Passionate about growth, generating work opportunities both internally and externally
• Passionate about operational excellence generating work opportunities through great service delivery and improving the client experience
• Ability to work to strict deadlines, tight timetables, targets and client protocols while maintaining high standards in terms of accuracy and quality
• Attention to detail and concentration
• IT skills
• Ability to multi‑task and prioritise
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and commitment, then we look forward to receiving your application.