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About the Team
Our litigation team work on some of the most high profile and complex matters for a wide range of clients. Our team provides targeted legal and strategic advice and engages collaboratively across a wide spectrum of stakeholders whilst protecting the interests of those we support.
Members of our team have supported the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Office, Department for Health & Social Security, Financial Reporting Council, Ofqual, large housing associations, care home providers, local authorities and non-departmental public bodies.
We have a number of opportunities available to join us to work on these special projects from varying contract lengths between 6-24 months. If you are only available for a specific amount of time, please ensure this is included on your application.
About The Role
Acting as a supporting Lawyer/Barrister to the Gowling WLG team across litigation, inquiries, and investigations.
- Providing advice and support in relation to the public and private law matters including judicial review and damages claims.
- Ability to analyse high volume complex information, identifying key documents and materials.
- Leading disclosure and document review work, including some supervision of paralegals and other team members.
- Attending hearings in order to support witnesses.
- Management of own workload (often as part of a wider team on larger matters) with the ability to organise tasks on a day to day basis.
- Active participation in team training as well as self-development of related skills.
- Any other reasonable duties delegated by any Partner, Senior Manager or Practice Operations Manager of the firm.
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About You
We are looking for staff to join us for 6 to 24 months (project lengths may vary) on a full time basis (35 hours).
We are requiring individuals with experience of working on Document Review / Investigations / Inquiries projects previously and hold a valid England & Wales practising certificate.
You will hold SC (Security Clearance) - please note this is not just DBS clearance. Please note we will require your SC certificate/confirmation details at application stage.


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Equal Opportunities:
Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.
Any offers we make will be conditional subject to clearance by the SRA, evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and Security Clearance.
If you have any queries in relation to this position, please contact Meg Astley at meg.astley@gowlingwlg.com
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