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Commercial Litigation Solicitor

Employer
SaccoMann
Location
England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
Salary
£36000.00 - £60000.00 per annum
Closing date
15 Aug 2018
Reference
RJM50083a

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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

A fantastic new role has arisen for a Commercial Litigation solicitor to join a strong regional team in Leeds. The department is continuously growing their reputation within the market and have some excellent quality work for national plc firms and major household names. They have really worked hard to develop this higher end and complex work over recent years and this is certainly paying dividends for them.

The team is close knit and you will be working within and friendly and collegiate atmosphere. This is a great opportunity to really excel your career and develop your skills within an ambitious firm.

The Role

The department is forward thinking and is organically expanding and are regarded really highly across the market. You will be handling a varied caseload of general commercial litigation matters from contract disputes to IT litigation and procurement which is a mixture of both high value complex work and generic contract disputes.

A great aspects of this role is you will have the opportunity to undertake international work and there is a growing amount of this. You will both have your own files and work with Partners on some of the very complex and high quality work, really continuing your development. Clients of the firm include large corporates, OMBs and High Net Worth individuals and the role involves a lot of client contact time too.

This role will give you the opportunity to really build and expand your own client base and network from the beginning and be fully engaged with them. You will be encouraged to this and this will really help your continuous skills development.

The Candidate

The firm are really open minded and are happy to consider candidates from NQ up to 6 years PQE. You will have solid experience in commercial litigation and a strong keenness to develop this. You will receive a fantastic level of support with the team from more senior members and partners, but you will be expected to run your own work from start to finish.

You will be required to and have a keenness to get involved in the wider aspects of the firm including business development, our client is looking to recruit someone who buys into the vision of the firm and will add real value to their team and the firm as whole, for this person there is a very genuine opportunity for significant career opportunity.

Many of the firm's lawyers have come from larger practices within the region and that experience and approach very much suits the work, however they are open minded about the specific background of the individual lawyers, providing they can see that the quality of experience and capability is there. This role is one that would very much suit someone who wants to be within a practice where their contribution is very identifiable and where they can benefit from working directly with high profile litigation lawyers.

Benefits

A competitive salary and benefits package is on offer for the right candidate as well as realistic profit share scheme and great work/life balance

How To Apply If you would like to apply for this role then contact Rachael Mann or another member of the Private Practice Team at Sacco Mann. Alternatively, if this role is not for you but you know someone who could be interested then please let them or us know as we offer a reward for successful referrals. For full terms, please visit our website.

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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Manchester
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