Interim Contract Solicitor/Lawyer - London, United Kingdom - Duncan Lewis Solictors

Description

Regulated by the Solicitor's Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide.

We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas - "a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients".

A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages.

Choosing a career with Duncan Lewis is choosing a law firm that is the largest provider of publicly funded (legal aid) legal services in the country and has a growing private client practice.

Having demonstrated unparalleled legal expertise and a commitment to justice, we were awarded Law Firm of the Year at both the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards.

We are named as one of the Times 200 Best Law Firms. In 2021 we were celebrated by the Chambers Europe Award as an 'outstanding firm' for diversity and inclusion.

In previous years we have been awarded a number of awards, including the Law Society Excellence Award for Large Law Firm of the Year in 2020, Access to Justice at the UK Legal Diversity Awards in 2019 and the Family Law Firm of the Year at the 2015 Family Law Awards, to name just a few.

Duncan Lewis is Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 Information Management accredited.

We look to recruit dedicated and talented employees in both legal and non-legal capacities, and we are always interested to receive applications from quality candidates.

Training and diversity are at the heart of Duncan Lewis, and we remain proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

If you can demonstrate a strong commitment to the areas of law provided by the firm, and you are keen to build a career with us, please apply online with your details and CV.

Our litigation team has extensive experience in acting for both claimants and defendants, representing individuals, companies, charities or those involved in group litigation, in complex and high value civil / commercial litigation matters, including:

Building Disputes
Civil Fraud
Consumer/ Commercial Disputes
Contract Disputes
Interim Applications

The Litigation team is equipped to take swift action to protect our client's interests and offer the best representation for any court action.

Responsible for all aspects of Probate Litigation work and on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
Assisting with casework including dealing with a range of Probate Litigation cases including:
nheritance Dependants Act 1975 claims, Proprietary estoppel claims, Will disputes - challenging Wills on the basis of capacity; duress and forgery, Removing Executors in their roles for failure to administer the estate and Devastate claims
Undertaking your own advocacy
Ensuring compliance with file management
2+ years Probate Litigation experience in private practice
~ Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators is an advantage
~ Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
~ Working knowledge of the publically funded Litigation work and have the ability to service privately funded cases
~ Have extensive experience in dealing with Litigation related work
~ Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
~ Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills

The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Duncan Lewis is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity of its staff.

The Company strives to ensure that our staff reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, which is reflective at all levels within our workforce.

We guarantee an interview for candidates that disclose a disability and meet the essential requirements for the post.

If you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please visit our website and apply using our online process for your application to be considered.