Senior Commercial Litigation Lawyer - Lead & Mentor

Eventus Legal is seeking a Commercial Litigation Lawyer to join an incredibly successful team within a regional law firm based in Preston, Lancashire. This is a permanent, full time position with an award winning Legal 500 law firm. They have an outstanding reputation and are headed up by a leading lawyer in this discipline. Along with a competitive salary, you will also benefit from a very generous holiday allowance, life assurance, free parking, a voluntary healthcare cash plan and genuine opportunities for career development and progression.

Role Responsibilities

The successful Commercial Litigation Lawyer will be joining a team of experts with a fantastic client base, working with many HNW clients, blue chip companies, SMEs and sports personalities. You will work closely with the existing team to provide support on a range of matters from inception to completion, mainly as either 1st or 2nd chair on cases. This role would suit an experienced Commercial Litigation/Dispute Resolution solicitor who is seeking an opportunity to mentor and supervise junior members of the team.

Person Specification

The incoming Commercial Litigation Lawyer will have at least 4 years PQE and will be a forward thinking, driven and ambitious individual. Importantly, you'll also be able to demonstrate the following:

• Client care skills with a clear focus on service
• Outstanding technical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Collaborative, working well with the team and other departments
• Leadership qualities
• Organised with the ability to manage your own caseload

Benefits and Rewards

Along with a competitive salary commensurate to your experience, you will also receive some fantastic employee benefits including:

• 28 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• 4 % Pension contributions
• Life Assurance (2 salary)
• Free on site parking
• Voluntary healthcare cash plan
• Discounts on legal services
• Community/social based activities
• Continued support for development and genuine career progression opportunities

About the Company

The firm has offices across Cumbria, Lancashire, and Merseyside. As an award winning firm, they have a fantastic reputation across the region. Collaboration sits at the heart of everything they do, and as such they are well known and active in the local communities. Having worked with this firm over many years and having placed several legal professionals across their various offices, I can genuinely say that this is a wonderful place to work with a very experienced leadership team and friendly and supportive colleagues.

Next Steps

Apply now to be considered for this career enhancing job opportunity. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion about this Commercial Litigation Lawyer role, please send your CV to Nikki Phillips at Eventus Recruitment Group via email at or phone .

The Eventus Recruitment Group are award winning recruitment specialists operating in the Legal, HR, Finance and Accountancy sectors across the UK. Please note that the years of experience and/or salary are listed in our advertisements as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Our privacy policy can be found at the bottom of our website.