Commercial Litigation NQ

Job description

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION LAWYER

Brief

We are currently looking to recruit a NQ Commercial Litigation Lawyer to join our Glasgow office.

Team Background

The commercial litigation team sits within our Litigation, Regulatory & Tax department. The team has 4 partners and 12 fee earners. The team is friendly and inclusive and is looking for a candidate who will fit in with this ethos. The work covers a broad spectrum of commercial litigation/disputes, regulatory investigations and criminal defence work, offering plenty of interest and stimulation and involves disputes of all sizes. Clients are typically medium to large corporates including a range of listed companies. The team seeks to involve all members in client relationship building and business development.

Key Clients include

• BP plc
• Deloitte LLP
• Galliford Try Group
• KCA Deutag Group
• Imperial Tobacco Ltd
• Legal & General plc
• NatWest Group
• News Corp
• William Grant & Sons Limited

Testimonials

The team, and in particular Joanne Gillies, is solution-focused, at all times offering highly commercial and cost-effective advice.'

'Very flexible with billing and provide a service similar to that of a magic circle firm, at 50% of the cost.'

Work highlights

• Represented a medical device manufacturer in a series of product liability claims.

• Advising a property investment fund on its fire safety obligations and its interaction with the fire and rescue service pending remediation of issues with cladding and compartmentation.

• Advising a local authority on its current fire and building safety responsibilities as a landlord, planning authority and building control body.

Candidate Summary

The successful candidate will:

• be qualified in Scotland and/or England & Wales or soon to be qualified.
• have gained experience in a large commercial practice but be willing to learn new skills.
• be a team player, able to forge strong working relationships with colleagues in an agile environment.
• be technically strong and exercise good commercial judgment.
• have the interpersonal skills necessary for this client-facing role; and
• have a \"can-do\" attitude and be willing to work with colleagues and partners collaboratively and enthusiastically.

What will we offer you?

• We are a market leading, dynamic and growing global team who work together to produce outstanding results for our clients.
• We invest in our team and have a first class training and career development programme. Our training reflects our position as a market leader in communications and sourcing. Our training will assist you to develop as a specialist with valuable sector knowledge and the ability to deliver \"best of breed\" services.
• Early responsibility and opportunities to develop client relationships.
• The very best national and international work.

About the Firm

Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,800 employees and operating out of 28 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.

The firm has significant international credentials in the financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Services provided across these sectors include asset management and investment funds, corporate and M&A, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technology and tax advice.

We aim to promote progress and change so that our business can work better for people. Pinsent Masons has embedded a range of diversity & inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which it's people can flourish. We operate an agile working scheme, which offers staff flexibility in terms of where they work.

We stand out for our innovative approach to service delivery. For example, the firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology & project management solutions, operates a hub of freelance lawyers, called Vario, and a global Diversity and Inclusion consultancy, Brook Graham. Put simply, we offer a range of professional disciplines to our clients, enabled by our people, process and technology.

Awards

Pinsent Masons has achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm, won the \"Law Firm of the Year Award 2019 - Legal Business\" for the second time and is recognised among the most innovative law firms in Europe by the Financial Times. The firm has been recognised as a leading lesbian, gay, bi and trans employer by LGBT charity Stonewall in its Top Global Employers Index 2020 for the fifth consecutive year. Please click here to view full list of our global awards and nominations - www.pinsentmasons.com/accolades

At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents. If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you do this, please let us know.

Please note we only accept applications made via our recruitment portal.

Contact details:

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