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Commercial Litigation Associate

Employer
Thornton Legal
Location
England, Merseyside, Liverpool
Salary
£55000 - £60000 per annum
Closing date
28 Dec 2021
Reference
NT2024

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Practice area
Commercial litigation
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
4 years, 5 years, 6 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Thornton legal are working with a Top 100 Law Firm based where there's an opportunity for Commercial Litigation Associate at their Liverpool office.

The role is to work in a Legal 500 ranked Dispute Resolution Team consisting of 3 Partners and 8 Associates. Work types would include a range of the following:

  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Breach of Contract Claims
  • Breach of Warranty
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Litigation
  • IP disputes
  • Debt recovery

Clients of the firms include sports clubs, large retailers, SME's, banks and national corporations.

The litigation work is genuinely commercial as opposed to insurance based. It is hoped that the successful candidate will integrate quickly into a team that has experience of all manner of dispute resolution work from court proceedings to arbitration, mediation and adjudication.

Candidates with less than 4 years PQE but can demonstrate that they can add value to the team from day one will be considered provided they have sound academics and have worked for a similarly sized full-service law firm.

Part time candidates will also be considered on their merits.

Salary in excess of £55,000 plus benefits including:

  • 25 days Annual Leave per annum - increasing to 32 days BUPA Private Healthcare
  • Prolonged (Long Term) Disability Scheme
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Death in Service Benefit
  • Employee Bonus Scheme
  • Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay
  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
  • Buy and Release Annual Leave Scheme

Stated PQE and salary levels are for guidance only. All applications demonstrating the skills necessary to fulfil the role will be considered

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply through the advert or contact Nick Tappin at Thornton Legal directly.

Up to £250 paid in vouchers for successful referrals. Terms and conditions apply, please ask for details.

Thornton Legal has strong relationships with law firms of all sizes and specialisms across the North West, Midlands and Yorkshire. We help build the careers of legal professionals across a broad range of experience levels and we would be delighted to work with you now or in the future.

For lawyers we represent:

  • We guarantee not to send your cv to firms without permission
  • We offer a fully consultative service as opposed to being a cv sending agency
  • We would rather have a chat over the phone so, if we are available, we will take you call
  • We consult, support and advise, but ultimately the choice is always yours
  • It's really important to meet people, and we hope you feel the same
  • We won't spam you with irrelevant jobs (but you may receive information we think you will be interested in)

Company

Thornton Legal is a specialist legal recruiter, connecting law firms with the best legal talent across the North West, West Yorkshire and West Midlands. We focus on long term relationships built on honesty, trust and communication.

We regularly recruit for international, national, Legal 500, regional and boutique law firms, and our approach is based on quality over quantity. We consult, support and advise but, ultimately, the choice is always yours.

Find us on Linkedin here and our website here

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01513055757
Location
Thornton Legal
2 Floor
4 St Paul's
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 9SJ
United Kingdom

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