Legal Director - Commercial Dispute Resolution

Key Responsibilities

Represent clients in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and other ADR processes Act as a trusted advisor to key clients, building long-term relationships Lead client meetings, negotiations, and settlement discussions Engage with external stakeholders such as barristers, experts, and all other interested parties Instructing Counsel and experts Supervise, mentor, and develop junior lawyers Promote best practice, innovation, and use of legal technology within dispute resolution Business development including preparation of articles and insights

What Are We Looking For

Important criteria:

Excellent understanding of the Civil Procedure Rules and all relevant court and other ADR processes Experience of and an interest in general Commercial Litigation Disputes Able to work as a team player assisting across the team as well as being able to work independently Excellent communication skills and ability to build strong relationships internally and externally Hard working and professional Demonstrates an understanding of clients’ needs/expectations to meet client protocols/agreed service levels Excellent organisational and time management skills including ability to plan and prioritise work appropriately so that deadlines are met Excellent attention to detail Adheres to guidelines, procedures and ethics Demonstrates the firm’s values Basic understanding of the use of AI in CDR.

It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

Experience in one or more of the following areas: contract disputes, , shareholder disputes, professional negligence claims, breaches of director’s duties, IP and Tech, fraud, arbitration, property disputes and construction related disputes Record of contributing to team business development and developing internal and external relationships to generate opportunities.

If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.