Commercial Litigation Partner

This Legal 500 and Chambers ranked firm have a highly regarded reputation in and around the North East area and further afield. They are commercially aware, and pragmatic in approach, making them an innovative law firm.

The Firm

This Legal 500 and Chambers ranked regional firm have a rich heritage dating back several decades. Despite them being well established for a number of years, they are innovative, forward-thinking, and dynamic and continue to evolve; it is this approach that ensures they continue to stay ahead of the game. They still have the same values and ethos of which the founding Partners built the firm on, which continues to serve them well.

You will find that the practice is spearheaded by leading individuals, several of them being 'home grown' Partners and this is indicative of the complex influx of work they deal with. This coupled together with their pragmatic approach, will give you a flavour as to why they are successful and industry leaders.

The practice invests heavily into ensuring they are using and utilising the best technology available. They have good infrastructure and excellent support teams, all allowing fee earners to be as streamlined as possible, allowing you more time to focus on generating fee's and having more in the way of client contact.

The firm have grown substantially due to their dynamic team and strategic heavyweight hires. Despite their continuous expansion and continued organic growth plans, they have committed to preserving a real family feel throughout their offices, they have a great social element, there are sporting and social committees and regular events that all staff like to get involved in.

The Role

The firm are seeking to hire a Commercial Litigation Partner to help grow its established team in their Newcastle office.

The firm is in growth mode. They are looking for a Partner to help drive forward the commercial disputes offering. You will be working at the forefront of the firm, working alongside the other Partners and leading the business development effort to secure new work.

The team has capacity to take on more work and the firm has a genuine appetite to invest in the growth of this team and wider firm.

The work will be high-quality and the existing varied caseload will make for an interesting role. You will deal with a broad mix of commercial disputes matters, advising both regional and national clients.

You will also be responsible for driving the business forward, developing the department whilst looking to offer strategic advice whilst achieving their exciting growth targets. You will have top-level support from the firm's Partners.

Requirements:

• You will be a Commercial Litigation Partner with at least 8 years PQE (there is no upper limit with PQE for this role)
• Strong billings history
• Good business development experience

Salary & Benefits:

• Salary is above market rate and dependent on your experience
• You will also receive an excellent bonus and benefits package

This is an excellent Commercial Litigation Partner role with great prospects and career development based in the firms Newcastle office.

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