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    Dispute Resolution Associate - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Burges Salmon

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    Associate

    Looking for an opportunity to cast your net even wider?

    We bring new ideas and perspectives to everything we do, without ever compromising the quality of our work. Join us and you'll be surrounded by high quality work and specialist expertise every day, as you make an impact on a national and international scale.

    Burges Salmon are looking for an Associate to join our growing Dispute Resolution practice in Edinburgh. It's an exciting time to join a practice at an early stage, which will provide excellent growth opportunities while growing alongside industry leaders.

    The Firm

    Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.

    We are proud to have received an and have recently been voted by our people as a RollOnFriday "Best Law Firm to Work At" for the last three years.

    We also offer flexible working via our

    Our Edinburgh office opened in May 2019 and has grown from 6 pioneering, talented lawyers, to a team of 50 lawyers, working alongside the firm's specialist teams in Bristol and London.

    The Team

    Burges Salmon's over 100 strong Dispute Resolution team have a strong reputation for litigation and alternative dispute resolution include dispute avoidance management in a range of sectors including Transport, Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Banking & Finance, and Real Estate.

    Focusing on outcome and not just process, our lawyers take responsibility for helping clients arrive at the right solution to their issue, minimising impact and maximising success. We work across a range of different practice areas and the cases you will handle will range from team-working on market leading, complex litigation, to commercial cases where you will be given prime responsibility under the supervision of our senior team of Scottish based Dispute Resolution lawyers.

    Our clients operate in both the private and public sectors, and include:

    Abellio Scotrail Ltd, FirstGroup, The Crown Estate, John Lewis plc, National Crime Agency, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Waitrose & Partners, Lloyds Banking Group.

    What do others say?

    An excellent offering with super smart lawyers and the skill set to match the best – the quality of a London firm but at regional prices.' (Legal 500, 2024)

    "Burges Salmon has a highly commended team of well-reputed practitioners, known for handling high-value national and international disputes" (Chambers, 2023)

    What you'll need
  • Relevant experience working on Property Litigation and Commercial Disputes. We are open-minded as to how that experience is made up, however the ideal candidate will have property litigation experience.
  • Work well with others, with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to manage a complex and varied workload effectively
  • Be self-motivated and willing to learn
  • Experience of supervising and supporting others to develop their skills and knowledge.
  • Must be a Law Society of Scotland registered lawyer
  • Benefits

    and find out more about the .

    We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

    It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.



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