Associate/Senior Associate - Legal Professionals Disputes

Department: Professional and Commercial Risk

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Bristol

Description

Do you want to develop your career as a professional disciplinary specialist, handling a varied caseload with client access and the opportunity to develop business? Do you have experience of acting for solicitors and want to broaden your experience in this area?

If so, we have an opportunity in our market-leading Professional and Commercial Risk team which may be for you.

We work collaboratively across our teams. While team members are encouraged to develop particular areas of expertise-such as solicitors' defence-we actively promote cross-team working. This allows colleagues to benefit from a broad range of work and to apply their expertise creatively in delivering effective solutions for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

The solicitors' service line, which focuses on defending solicitors from claims and professional disciplinary investigations and proceedings, is looking to recruit an Associate/Senior Associate. We want to hear from ambitious individuals who want to develop their career in a friendly, market leading team with a first class reputation.

As part of the team you will:

• Have the opportunity to interact on a regular basis with clients;
• Have responsibility for the day to day conduct of complex and high value cases, including Pre-Action and High Court litigation, with the ability to shape and implement strategy;
• Resolve cases using all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution for example mediation;
• Have the opportunity to become involved in fast-paced and often high-profile work, including defending Court proceedings and proceedings at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal;
• Draft complex advice for insurers and other clients, including in relation to matters such as policy coverage.
• We are looking for new colleagues who enjoy litigation and dispute resolution, who are interested in gaining a wide variety of experience and who value autonomy whilst being supported by the collegiate and specialist team

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

The ideal candidate will have experience (4+ PQE) in defending professional disciplinary proceedings against solicitors and have a desire to broaden their experience into the defence of civil claims against solicitors. We are looking for bright, enthusiastic individuals who want to build their careers in a flexible and progressive environment, who are keen to grow client relationships and whose work is of the high quality our clients expect us to deliver.