Dispute Resolution Associate (1-3 years PQE)

Kingsley Napley is an internationally recognised law firm based in Central London. We support individuals and businesses in resolving conflict, safeguarding their futures and maximising opportunities. Our wide range of expertise means that we can provide support for our clients in all areas of their business and private life. Many of our lawyers are leaders in their field and our practice areas are highly ranked by the legal directories.

Disputes are a fact of modern life. Understanding and dealing with a dispute in a professional and commercial way has never been more important. Our Dispute Resolution lawyers act for a broad spectrum of individual and commercial clients in a wide range of complex disputes.

You will work closely with the fee-earners and partners of this busy department.  You will provide legal services to the firm’s clients and help promote and develop the dispute resolution department. 

Specific duties:                         

To work, as part of a team, advising the firm’s clients on a wide range of commercial litigation matters, including:

• Commercial and Contractual disputes
• A wide range of fraud related matters including claims for dishonesty and deceit, receipt of bribes and secret profits, conspiracy, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, trust litigation where fraud is involved or suspected, committal proceedings and insolvency cases involving fraud
• Provide advice and assistance in corporate investigations into the conduct of individuals detecting instances of fraud
• Provide advice and assistance dealing with civil injunctions, including Freezing Orders and Search Orders and Orders for disclosure of information and documents
• Assisting with large-scale cross border internal investigations.
• International disputes
• Director, Shareholder and Partnership disputes
• Professional negligence
• Insolvency
• Asset tracing.