Solicitor – Commercial Litigation – Bristol
Vacancy details
Due to growth, we are looking for a Solicitor to join our well-regarded team in Bristol, working on a range of commercial disputes work.
Our Bristol Commercial Litigation team is led by Partners Alex Jakubowski and Richard Moore working alongside a further two partners, one Senior Associate, an Associate, two Solicitors, a trainee and a paralegal. The team also includes two secretaries. Consistently ranked highly in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, our team have considerable experience in resolving disputes across a wide range of industries and sectors.
Role: Solicitor
Location: Bristol
Hours: Full Time
Term: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: 1320-LBL
Who we are
You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.
We are looking for an individual to be based out of the Bristol office, with the expectation you will be in the office at least 3 days a week.
Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by:
As a member of this motivated but highly collegiate team you will enjoy a wide variety of dispute resolution work. The team handle claims including contract disputes, professional negligence, banking, intellectual property, defamation, fraud, procurement, partnership and shareholder disputes for a wide variety of commercial and corporate clients.
The range and quality of our caseload makes it an exceptional base to build a career in Commercial litigation. You will have your own caseload across the range of our specialism and the opportunity to support Partners and Associates on more complex and large-scale claims.
Beyond your caseload, we’ll expect you to get involved in a range of business development activities and play a full part as a member of a supportive team.
It is an integral part of this role that you comply with information security and all firm policies and procedures.
This role is right for you if:
You will ideally have between 1-2 years qualified experience within Commercial Litigation, although we are open to applications from NQ’s with a particularly strong CV.
You should be proactive and flexible in working both individually and as part of a team and be able to prioritise a number of different projects effectively. you will have general commercial litigation experience.
Communication will be one of your strong points, both written and oral, and you will be enthusiastic about delivering excellent quality service to your clients. We expect you to be able to use your initiative, and be a forward-planner, anticipating your clients’ needs in advance wherever possible.
We are looking for someone with very good academic achievement wishing to develop their career as a litigator and who also displays initiative, pragmatism, common sense and excellent client skills, who is looking to build a career and develop a reputation within this very strong, friendly and supportive team.
To be successful in the role you will be driven and ambitious with the ability to develop your existing experience in our highly regarded team.
What we can offer you:
A career at Clarke Willmott will feel different to other law firms. We thrive on our individual differences and diversity because as a team, we are united by our shared values and mutual respect. Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a safe and supportive environment.
Our mission is to help you realise your full potential whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance. We provide a comprehensive learning and development programme and a range of wellbeing initiatives to support your career journey.
There’s no doubt we expect the best from our people and even the occasional extra mile. In return, your dedication and commitment to the continued success of the firm will be rewarded with a comprehensive range of flexible benefits.
Listen to what a few members of our team have to say about what life here at Clarke Willmott is really like, to see if it’s the right fit for you.
Apply
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please send us your CV and covering letter using the form below.
(If you have any difficulties with the form, you can email your application to us at careers@clarkewillmott.com)
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