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About The Role
A Dispute Resolution Solicitor position is available in Manchester, offering a salary between £50,000 and £70,000 per annum. This permanent, full-time role includes hybrid remote working. The successful candidate will join a specialist practice handling a varied caseload of commercial litigation and regulatory matters for a diverse client base. Working alongside senior lawyers, the role provides exposure to complex, high-profile disputes and offers clear scope for professional development. Suitable for NQ solicitors and those with more experience, this position demands strong technical ability and a meticulous approach. It represents a chance to build a career within a focused team, dealing with challenging work across multiple sectors.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION SOLICITOR, NQ+, Manchester - A unique opportunity to develop your disputes career within a highly specialist practice
High-Quality Work | Specialist Matters | Excellent Career Development
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Dispute Resolution Solicitor to join a highly regarded and growing specialist practice.
This is an unusual opportunity to work on a fascinating mix of contentious and regulatory matters for an impressive client base, including organisations, businesses and individuals operating within specialist sectors. You'll work alongside experienced lawyers on complex and high-profile matters, gaining exposure to both commercial litigation and specialist dispute resolution work.
The Role
Working As Part Of An Established Team Of Contentious And Regulatory Lawyers, You Will Gain Exposure To a Broad Range Of Interesting And Complex Matters, Including:
- Advising clients on disputes before a variety of specialist dispute resolution and regulatory forums.
- Advising on arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including matters within the sporting sector.
- Handling High Court and other commercial litigation, including media and social media disputes.
- Advising on disciplinary and regulatory investigations.
- Assisting with matters involving misconduct, anti-doping, regulatory breaches and wider integrity issues.
- Advising clubs, players, athletes and agents on a range of contentious matters.
- Working closely with experienced colleagues on high-profile and technically challenging disputes.
- Developing strong client relationships and providing clear, commercially focused advice.
- Contributing to business development initiatives and helping to grow the wider disputes practice.
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About You
Applications are welcomed from Solicitors who can demonstrate:
- Newly Qualified through to 4 years' PQE, although exceptional candidates outside this range will also be considered.
- Qualification as a Solicitor with the right to practise in England & Wales.
- Strong academics and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good experience in Dispute Resolution or a related contentious practice.
- A genuine interest in developing expertise within a specialist area of litigation.
- Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- A collaborative approach, combined with the confidence to take responsibility for your own work.
- An entrepreneurial mindset and enthusiasm for business development.
Experience within sports or media law would be advantageous, but is not essential. The firm is particularly interested in talented contentious lawyers with the ability and ambition to develop specialist expertise.
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The Opportunity
This is a genuinely unusual opportunity for an ambitious Dispute Resolution Solicitor looking to develop a distinctive legal profile.
You'll work on interesting and often high-profile matters, including disputes involving clients within the sporting and media sectors, alongside experienced specialists in their field. The role offers the opportunity to develop your technical expertise, advocacy skills and client relationships while gaining exposure to work that isn't typically available within a conventional commercial litigation practice.
You'll also have the opportunity to become involved in business development and play a role in the continued growth of an expanding disputes practice.
To apply contact Melanie Daly at eNL on 0161 850 0745 or email melanie.daly@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion quoting Job Ref: 5210
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