AddressJob title: Dispute Resolution - Inhouse Lawyer
Location: Reading
Salary: £65-70k - depending on experience
PQE Level: 3+
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full-time
Our client is a full-service international law firm, operating from more than 60 offices across the globe, they are recognised for their knowledge and leading work across all sectors. This role will see you joining a specialist, agile team who are currently assisting on a major 'managed legal service' contract, you will assist and report to the principal lawyer within the litigation team and can expect to be involved in a range of high-profile work within a collegiate and supportive environment.
As a valued member of the team, you will be responsible for:
- Handling a variety of work including civil and commercial disputes, drafting, reviewing and negotiating documents, taking detailed instructions from clients, assisting with court procedure and relevant ADR related issues and more.
- Attending court and mediation processes, also client meetings and counsel conferences.
- Utilising excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
- The training and mentorship of junior and paralegal staff.
To be considered for the role you will:
- Possess detailed knowledge of alternative Dispute Resolution, civil and commercial disputes matters.
- Experience of handling, drafting and reviewing a broad range of legal documents.
- Any knowledge of the following would be highly desirable; UK procurement regimes, regulated utility work issues, consumer law and data protection law, competition law.
Overall, this role provides a unique opportunity to effectively join an inhouse team and position but within the confines of a global and market-leading law firm, ideal for disputes lawyers seeking something different from your standard fee earning position and a great way to foray into the inhouse setting.
For more information on this role or other opportunities within Berkshire or the Southeast in general please do get in touch with Will Webster at Chadwick Nott:
Tel: 0117 945 1634
Mob: 0773 370 0509
Email: willwebster@chadwicknott.co.uk
- Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
