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Commercial Litigator

Employer
QED Legal
Location
England, Warwickshire
Salary
£30000.00 - £38000 per annum
Closing date
18 May 2018
Reference
BBBH17711

Job Details

Commercial Litigator

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a junior litigator to join a highly regarded commercial team to work alongside the Head of Department and to handle high quality and challenging matters. This is the perfect role for someone wishing to take the next step in their career and to join a fledging team at a crucial time in its development.

The successful applicant will enjoy the following:

  • Being part of a friendly, cohesive commercial litigation team at a key stage in its development
  • Handling a broad and interesting caseload including contractual disputes, insolvency/restructuring, partnership matters, shareholder claims, fraudulent and wrongful trading claims and Director disqualification actions
  • A varied client list to include Insolvency Practitioners and Accountants to Directors and business owners in England and Wales and internationally
  • Ongoing training and support to allow you to reach your full potential
  • The opportunity to become involved in non-contentious company and commercial instructions as a member of the commercial team
  • The additional opportunity for you to specialise further and develop a niche expertise if you wish
  • Competitive remuneration package plus excellent working conditions
  • Being based in an enviable location.

This role would ideally suit a highly motivated, personable newly qualified or junior Solicitor who has working knowledge of companies legislation and insolvency legislation and ideally some insolvency/restructuring as well as general commercial litigation experience. Applications from more qualified Solicitors will also be considered. The successful candidate will be able to confidently handle the variety of work, manage their own caseload and assist the Directors in developing and maintaining effective client relationships.

For further information or an initial conversation in strict confidence, please contact Tracy Harris at QED Legal on 0121 4690506.

Company

QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".

As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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