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Commercial Litigation Solicitor
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Commercial Litigation Solicitor / 5+ PQE / Manchester / c£80,000 DOE
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Commercial Litigation Solicitor to take the next step in their career, handling complex and high value disputes within a supportive and growing team – To apply please call Teagan on 0161 850 0745 and quote Job Ref: 5301
Job Details
Job Title: Commercial Litigation Solicitor
PQE Required: 5+
Location: Manchester
Salary: c£80,000 (DOE)
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Associate or experienced Commercial Litigation Associate ready to progress into their first Senior Associate position. You will handle a varied caseload of commercial disputes, working closely with experienced colleagues to deliver strategic and commercially focused solutions for a broad range of clients.
Your caseload will include:
- Contract disputes
- Shareholder and director disputes
- Professional negligence
- Debt recovery and breach of warranty matters
- High value, multi party and complex litigation
Responsibilities include:
- Drafting pleadings, witness statements, instructions to counsel, and settlement documentation
- Conducting legal research, preparing advice, and developing litigation strategies
- Pre-action correspondence, negotiation, and ADR including mediation
- Attending hearings, conferences, and client meetings
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There will be a strong emphasis on client relationships, with the opportunity to provide pragmatic advice that balances legal risk with wider commercial objectives. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to business development through networking, articles, presentations, and training, while supporting the development of junior colleagues.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will have:
- A minimum of 5 years’ PQE
- A strong background in commercial litigation, with experience managing their own complex caseload
- Strong technical, drafting, and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and client care abilities
- A commercially minded, highly organized, and confident approach when dealing with business owners, senior stakeholders, and external professionals
- Experience of business development and mentoring junior colleagues would be advantageous
- A proactive and solutions-focused approach
Applications are welcomed from experienced Commercial Litigation Senior Associates, as well as established Associates who are ready to take the next step into a Senior Associate role.
The Firm
This opportunity is with a well-established, multi-office law firm with a strong reputation for providing specialist legal advice to both businesses and individuals. The commercial litigation team works collaboratively across a broad range of sectors and is known for delivering practical, commercially focused advice and building long-standing client relationships.
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The firm offers:
- A supportive and personable working environment
- Excellent opportunities for progression and exposure to complex, high-value work
How to Apply
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on 0113 320 0575 / 0161 850 0745 or email teagan.portas@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
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