Senior Litigation Lawyer

Senior Litigation Lawyer 

Location: Coventry / Hybrid

Salary: up to £75,000 per annum, commensurate with experience

We are working in partnership with an award-winning, Lexcel accredited, Legal 500-recognised Coventry law firm, who are looking for a Senior Litigation Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join their busy team. Compliance experience preferred but not essential (e.g. COLP, GDPR, MLRO)

The Litigation team deal with a wide range of commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters for both businesses and individuals, 

The role will involve:

• Running a wide-ranging caseload of commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters which may include
  • contractual and commercial disputes
  • consumer contracts
  • intellectual property
  • business ownership disputes
  • construction disputes
  • business regulation
  • high court and country court litigation
  • professional negligence
  • landlord and tenant disputes
  • debt recovery, insolvency and business recovery
• Liaising with clients, advising them on litigation matters and keeping them fully updated
• Dealing with compliance matters across the business (if applicable, in line with experience)

Suitable candidates will have:

• Fully qualified status (solicitor or FCILEx) with around 2 to 5 years' PQE
• Experience of running a wide-ranging litigation caseload encompassing both civil and commercial matters
• Sound understanding/knowledge of litigation law
• Excellent communication skills
• Compliance experience preferred but not essential (COLP, GDPR, MLRO)

This is a full time permanent job, working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Hybrid working will be accommodated. 

Benefits include: 

• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional paid leave at Christmas
• Your birthday off
• Holiday buy and sell scheme, up to 5 days
• Bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Company sick pay
• Healthcare Plan including
  • Money back for optical, dental, chiropody, therapy treatments and more
  • 24-hour advice line including access to counselling sessions and CBT
  • 24/7 GP access with Doctorline
  • Scanning Services (MRI, CT, PET scans )
  • Gym Discounts
  • Personal Accident
• Full induction programme
• Technical and soft skills training
• Discounted legal fees
• Social calendar of activities including Christmas party with entertainment, and a Summer party for staff and their families
• Community and fund-raising events
• Long service awards
• Free secure on site parking

Note: Salary stated is given in line with market rate and will be wholly dependent on experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge. 

For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions

About Talentwise

Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.

We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.

About Your Consultant

Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey’s passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it’s stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey’s experience and expertise.

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