Commercial Litigation Legal Director - Manchester, United Kingdom - Vasto Legal Recruitment
Description
Job Description
Commercial Litigation / Financial Services Litigation (Legal Director), Manchester:
Vasto Legal Recruitment are working exclusively with a highly regarded national law firm with a growing presence in Manchester. The opportunity is for a Senior Litigation Lawyer to join this reputable and growing Financial Services / Banking Litigation team. We are looking for a strong litigation background, some experience working with financial services clients/banks and a willingness to focus on this sector moving forward.
If you are a Lawyer with 5+ years post-qualified experience in a range of commercial / FS / Banking litigation then we would be interested in speaking with you and discussing the opportunity. You will be 5+ PQE to be considered (Senior Associate) and 8+ PQE for Legal Director title.
The Opportunity:
At present, this is a small and growing team that offers a Senior Lawyer a rare opportunity to work directly with established and highly-reputable Partners with backgrounds from top City firms.
This full-service law firm has a growing presence nationally, acting alongside and against leading international law firms nationwide in all practice areas. The firm offers an exceptional working environment – many Lawyers have flexible working arrangements and hybrid working is commonplace and highly flexible. As such, the firm continues to grow and attract Lawyers from leading law firms nationwide.
Requirements:
We require an individual with strong and high-quality litigation experience and any/some experience within the banking / financial services sector would be desired. The growing team are open to considering those with specialist experience in this area and who would like to either continue with this specialism or are open to further expanding their offering using their translatable experience.
Aside from litigation experience in this sector, the character traits of any Lawyer joining the team are highly important. The team are looking for a motivated and commercially-minded individual – there is plenty of work coming through and opportunity in abundance to take over client relationships and support in further growing the team and offering. The team are looking for a Lawyer with the ambition to progress, with high-quality work experience, and someone interested in working closely with the Partners to support this ambition.
Perhaps you can't see your route to progress at your current firm, you may want to take on further responsibility or want to forge your own path in terms of the work and clients you want to attract, or be interested in a better/more flexible working environment – this is a position with real progression prospects and autonomy – all while handling a high-quality of work, an excellent working environment and competitive remuneration.
Salary - £100k-£125k at Legal Director (depending on level and experience) + excellent bonus + excellent benefits
Please apply or contact George Sanderson , or Joe Kersey , for a confidential conversation.