Commercial Disputes Solicitor

We are working with a leading international legal business with over 2,900 colleagues and diverse capabilities.

They are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health, and real estate, alongside a rapidly growing Business Advisory capability.

The Role

• You will contribute significantly to the growth and success of their commercial dispute resolution team in Bristol. The team serves in-house legal departments and corporate clients across various sectors, with a strong emphasis on financial services.
• They are highly regarded regionally and nationally, with top rankings in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories and several recognized leading individuals at the helm.
• The team handles diverse work involving court litigation, mediation, other ADR methods, and regulatory proceedings.
• The high-value work is often international, offering ambitious dispute resolution lawyers early exposure to a broad range of cases.

Areas of Work for Junior Lawyers Include:

• Commercial disputes involving contracts, M&A transactions, shareholder disagreements, tech, IP, fraud, and debt recovery.
• Disputes requiring urgent relief to enforce restrictive covenants, protect confidential information, and other assets.
• Financial services disputes, particularly for in-house legal teams of insurers, wealth managers, and advice networks.
• Professional negligence claims and related coverage advice, focusing on financial professionals and including ombudsman service referrals and disciplinary investigations.
• Defamation and reputation management.
• Cybersecurity and data claims.
• Regulatory investigations and criminal defense.

Responsibilities

• Assist Legal Directors and Partners on larger matters while managing your own caseload of pre-action and litigated cases.
• Serve as a client contact, demonstrating knowledge and skill appropriate to your experience level.
• Support team marketing and business development activities, including writing articles and providing client training.
• Maintain and enhance technical knowledge through training sessions, reading relevant publications, and exceeding CPD requirements.

Ideal Candidate

• A newly qualified to 4 PQE Solicitor with relevant experience or interest in our practice areas.
• Enthusiastic about working across diverse practice areas and sectors, with the ability to adapt and learn quickly.
• Strong academic background at degree and CPE and/or LPC level (or equivalent).
• Client-focused and commercially minded with a keen grasp of legal issues and conceptual problems.
• Team-oriented with a willingness to share knowledge and support colleagues.

If you are interested in this position, and you meet the requirements of the role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Joseph Wilkinson for a confidential discussion.

Our advertisements use salary and experience as a guide only. Interlink Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.

*Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving we are unable to contact applicants who have been unsuccessful.