Commercial Disputes Senior Associate

Commercial Litigation - Senior Associate

A fantastic opportunity for a senior commercial disputes Solicitor to lead and further develop a team with this fast growing professional services firm in Manchester. This role would suit someone already practicing at Director level or a driven Senior Associate who is looking for a challenging role with prospects.

The Role

- Working with this professional services firm, which consists of a dynamic team of experts, operating nationally
- Based in the legal team, which is headed by lawyers with an excellent reputation
- Hybrid role between in-house work and external legal work, this offers a rare opportunity to enjoy a client facing role with business development opportunities, but without the pressure on billing targets
- Lead and further develop the dispute resolution team, which has a strong pipeline of work
- Managing your own caseload of technical and complex litigation to include advising on legal and commercial aspects of a wide range of business related disputes such as shareholder/partnership/director disputes, breach of contract and warranty claims, business contract and supply chain issues and all financial conflicts.
- Managing a small, existing team and be instrumental in recruiting and growing the team in line with firm and group projections.

Benefits
- In return, there is a highly competitive basic salary and benefits package.
- No billing targets
- Working within a team of recognised lawyers
- Hybrid / part time working

An perfect opportunity for anyone looking to move away from a traditional law firm model, this is a unique opportunity to take a step into a quasi in-house environment. There is a clear route to progress as succession planning is firmly in mind. The team is friendly and warm and eager to appoint the right person, so part time/flexible working will also be accommodated depending on individual needs.

For more information regarding this commercial litigation role, please contact Nicola O'Hanlon at BCL Legal

BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.