Banbury / Hybrid

Salary up to £60,000 per annum 

We are working with a leading multi-office law firm who are expanding their busy Dispute Resolution team. The firm are Lexcel accredited, Legal 500-recognised and are very well-established, with an excellent reputation. 

This position would suit a fully qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with 3 years’+ litigation / dispute resolution fee earning experience. 

You will be very well-supported in this role by colleagues, directors and support staff, in a very friendly and collaborative working environment, giving you every opportunity to flourish and progress your career.

The role will involve

• Managing your own varied dispute resolution caseload
• Assisting the Head of Department with more complex cases
• Managing a varied caseload of Dispute Resolution matters including:
  • consumer disputes
  • boundary disputes and neighbour disputes
  • landlord and tenant disputes
  • contract disputes
  • construction disputes
  • debt collection 
  • director and shareholder disputes
  • professional negligence 
  • property possession claims
  • settlement agreements
• Liaising with client queries by telephone and in person, keeping them updated
• Using a legal case management system

Suitable candidates will have:

• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive 
• A minimum of 3 years’ fee-earning experience, working in a Dispute Resolution/Litigation department, running your own caseload 
• Up-to-date knowledge of the law relating to dispute resolution matters
• Experience of using a legal case management system
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• The desire to progress your career

This is a full-time permanent job. Benefits include:

• Annual salary reviews
• 23 days’ holiday (increasing to 27), plus 8 days bank holidays 
• 2 days’ additional leave between Christmas and New Year (office closure)
• Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
• Holiday buy and sell scheme. Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Company Sick Pay (on completion of probation period) 
• Company Pension Scheme
• Discounted legal fees (on completion of probation period)
• BUPA healthcare scheme (on completion of probation period)
• Death in service benefits 3 x salary (on completion of probation period)
• Long service awards
• Career development and regular performance reviews
• Technical and personal skills training
• Community and fundraising events
• Full induction programme
• Virtual GP
• Funeral Planning and support 
• Group Life Employee Assistance Programme
• Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling service
• Hybrid working considered with one to two days per week home-working, following an initial training and probation period

Note: A competitive salary is offered, commensurate with experience. Salary stated above is given as a guideline, in line with market rate.  The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.