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Commercial Litigation Senior Associate

Employer
SaccoMann
Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary
£45000 - £50000 per annum
Closing date
20 Jan 2025
Reference
CLS143702
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Practice area
Commercial litigation
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Sacco Mann are recruiting for a Senior Associate to join the Commercial Litigation team of an exceptional law firm at their office in Newcastle. The role would suit a Commercial Litigation Solicitor with upwards of 5 years' post qualifying experience, ideally with extensive commercial litigation experience though candidates with civil litigation experience who are looking to expand into commercial are encouraged to apply.

This is an exciting role for someone to take on an existing caseload of commercial and civil litigation matters, working in a small team with the support of an exceptional paralegal. The firm is made up of approximately 90 staff nationally, with exciting expansion plans not just in commercial litigation but across the business.

This is not a pre-defined role, it's an opportunity for the right candidate to really make this role their own. The role would suit candidates currently waiting to take the next step into Senior Associate, and/ or those who are looking to take the next step into a Head of Department role in the near future.

Requirements:

  • Upwards of 5 years' PQE in commercial and civil litigation, ideally experienced in handling contractual and property disputes, shareholder disputes and professional negligence cases. Candidates with civil litigation experience looking to move into more of a commercial caseload are encouraged to apply.
  • A keen networker, who is eager to go out to market and bring in new business.
  • A confident litigator, who has previous experience running a litigated caseload.

What's on offer?:

  • Salary to £55,000 dependent on experience.
  • Clear route to Head of Department role.
  • Genuine career progression opportunities.
  • Friendly and supportive working environment.
  • Flexible/ hybrid working.
  • 28 days' holiday plus bank holidays.

If you have a CV readily available, please apply via the link or, contact Chloe Murphy in the Leeds office of Sacco Mann on 0113 467 9783 to discuss this Commercial Litigation Senior Associate role further.

Company

Sacco Mann are specialist Legal Recruiters recognised as regional experts with a genuine interest in, as well as knowledge of, their marketplace. We are renowned for giving clear and straightforward career advice and true quality of service.

We have thirteen experienced consultants focussing on legal recruitment, encompassing the Commercial, General Practice, Public Sector and In House positions, both permanent and locum. In addition two consultants specialise within the Patents and Trademarks sector.

We feel that much of our success has been due to the fact that we:

- try to accurately guage and understand what both candidates and clients require and indeed that which they are able to offer and then bring the two together
- have a demonstrable knowledge of the marketplace. Fundamentally what you need is not merely someone who can post your CV to a practice, but someone whose strength of contacts within the firms can add value, ensuring that you are given proper consideration
- discuss each role with you thoroughly and get prior clearance before a CV is submitted. This is an extremely important for protecting confidentiality and avoiding duplication
- brief you fully prior to any interviews, ensuring that you know what the role entails and how the interview will be run. We also give you honest interview feedback - if you don't do very well in an interview you can always learn from the experience
- are accessible and return your calls

Why use Sacco Mann?

Principally because we believe that the points outlined above are fundamental. We enjoy recruitment, and we are good at it, because we genuinely enjoy assisting people make positive career moves. We don't shuffle paper because we know our marketplace and are therefore in a position to give reliable, knowledgeable and practical advice.

The vast majority of our applicants and clients are at pains to thank us for the advice and service that we provide and we believe the high level of referral business is a direct result of the fact that lawyers value our input.

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Company info
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Location
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Hardman Street
Spinningfields
Manchester
M3 3HF
United Kingdom

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