We are seeking an ambitious and business minded solicitor to join our growing and award-winning Litigation team. We could base this role in Edinburgh or Glasgow to suit you.
This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious newly or recently qualified solicitor who is looking to join a collaborative and supportive team.
The role will involve managing a mixed civil litigation case-load arising across our various specialisms so you will have the opportunity to hone a broad skill set with scope for development with appropriate supevision.
The ideal candidate will come from a recognised practice and will have an excellent knowledge of civil court procedure at all levels of the court system and expertise in commercial disputes. Advocacy experience is highly advantageous, as is a willingness to take a role in business development activities within the team and contribute to client relationship management. We will support you to grow your client relationship skills as well as your technical expertise.
We hold a strong belief in culture and community, and truly believe we have something different to offer you at Shoosmiths. This is reflected in everything we say and do from our use of technology to enable agile working, to the team spirit and culture and our genuine way of working across offices.
The team
Our Dispute Resolution & Litigation team in Scotland provide a broad range of commercial dispute resolution services, acting for clients across a number of key sectors and industries.
The team covers a range of specialisms including commercial litigation, debt recovery, property litigation, insolvency, and lending and banking disputes. The team litigates in the Court of Session and in Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland, and is also well-practiced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.
The team won ‘Debt Recovery Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Law Awards of Scotland in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and is ranked in Tier 1 for Debt Recovery in the Legal 500. It was also highly commended in “Litigation Team of the Year” category in the Scottish Legal Awards in 2019 and shortlisted again in that category for 2020. Both of our partners, Andrew Foyle and Stuart Clubb are ranked lawyers in the Chambers UK guide. Our Litigation Services team in Scotland provide a broad range of commercial dispute resolution services, acting for clients across a number of key sectors and industries.
The firm
We are a top 50 law firm with over 200 partners and around 1,600 staff in total. We have 13 locations in the UK and a significant international network. Our clients include some of the largest financial, automotive, and technology businesses in the UK.
We champion diversity and inclusion, and do everything we can to attract and nurture a diverse group of people and to create an environment and culture that is genuinely inclusive, in which every member of staff feels valued for their contribution. We have been awarded Gold status in the Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter in recognition of our commitment to this. We were the first major law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People. |