Commercial Litigation Solicitor: Newcastle
- Employer
- Lipson Lloyd Jones - North
- Location
- England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £30000 - £60000 per annum
- Closing date
- 4 Jun 2017
- Reference
- 64515
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- Practice area
- Commercial litigation
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Solicitor - Dispute Resolution: Newcastle 1PQE+
About us
Our client is a full service law firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne serving clients throughout the UK and further afield. They have an outstanding reputation for delivering high quality partner-led advice with exceptional personal service. With 200 employees including 31 partners and 90 lawyers, they are one of the largest law firms in the North East. Their client base includes large companies, owner managed businesses, healthcare professionals, leisure operators and rural businesses.
Key Responsibilities
They have a vacancy for a full-time 1 year plus PQE Solicitor to work in their busy Dispute Resolution department. The successful candidate will be expected to handle cases independently and assist a Partner with a wide range of cases from straightforward contractual disputes dealt within the small claims court to high value multitrack and technically complex matters.
Key aspects of the role include:
* Commercial litigation
* Property litigation
The role will also involve working alongside colleagues in their Company Commercial, Employment and Commercial Property teams to minimize litigation for existing clients, work to resolve contractual disputes pre proceedings and also deal with contested matters up to trial. Requirements An up to date working knowledge of the civil procedure rules and litigation process, a foundation in Company Law. Contract Law, Property Law and Law of Tort is required. As is an ability to build relationships with a broad range of clients from individuals, partnerships and limited companies from a variety of different sectors.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise, cope under pressure and work to strict deadlines. Excellent communication skills are essential as are managing expectations across a wide range of competing needs, a willingness to cover a variety of tasks and work outside core hours on occasion.
Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience required. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfill this kind of work.
Company
No two candidates are the same, so recruitment should never be a numbers game. Offering a unique blend of insight, professionalism, dedication and enthusiasm, the accent at Lipson Lloyd-Jones is on ensuring the perfect chemistry between client and candidate.
Lipson Lloyd-Jones has been a major player in the legal recruitment sector since 1987, but our philosophy has changed little since then. In a marketplace increasingly populated by faceless web sites and mega-agencies, Lipson Lloyd-Jones has remained resolutely independent, the human face of recruitment, fully committed to treating each candidate as an individual.
Our mission is to match the right candidate to the right job. Simple? With our wealth of experience, focus, contacts and understanding of the legal recruitment milieu, it can be.
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