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Group Litigation Senior Solicitor - VW Emissions

Employer
QED Legal
Location
North West England
Salary
£60000 - £100000 per annum
Closing date
18 Dec 2020
Reference
BH-31537

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Practice area
Professional negligence
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
7 years+, Partner
Position
Head of Legal, Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Tremendous opportunity for an established Senior Solicitor to lead a strong department of 25 staff and supervise work for a Group Litigation claim. You will ideally have at least 8 years' PQE with a strong background dealing with Class Action / Group Litigation claims and ideally with VW Emissions experience. 

This firm have a significant amount of claims with 1000's more claims that can still be added to the class action. The main duties of this position will be management focussed and you will be tasked with overseeing the department as well as assisting with expansion, on top of this you will be ensuring that a high level of work is maintained and that the class action is progressing without any unexpected hold ups. 

This practice have shown outstanding growth during the last 3 - 5 years and have established themselves as one of the most stable practices in the North West and have a strong reputation when it comes to all types of litigation. This is a key appointment for this practice and despite the seniority there will be flexibility offered with this position, this firm operate a paperless environment so you will be able to work remotely and also have flexibility on office hours. 

Salary for this position will be based on the individuals experience however the expectation is that the overall package will fall between £60,000 - £100,000 with added bonus and significant benefits. This is an absolutely fantastic opportunity to establish yourself as the head of growing department that will rival the national top tier Legal 500 law firms. 

For further information or to discuss the role on a confidential basis, please contact Nick Skelly @ QED Legal.

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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