Private Wealth Disputes Associate
Stephenson Harwood
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Taking responsibility for the running all aspects of a case (you will be offered a high level of responsibility from an early stage) including:
- Undertaking initial legal analysis and feeding into strategy at the outset of a case.
- Liaising with the client, other team members and counsel as required.
- Clear, concise and unambiguous preparation and drafting of correspondence and legal advice, including undertaking legal research using internal and external knowledge management resources.
- Considering and advising on evidence materials and strategy and preparation for trial.
- Contributing to the profile of the team and undertaking business development activities from the outset, including:
- Assisting in the preparation of legal articles.
- Developing own informal internal and external network of contacts.
- Building excellent working relationships with clients and peers within Stephenson Harwood.
- Attending business development and profile-raising events, including attending a variety of national and international conferences.
- England and Wales qualified lawyer, looking at progressing their career with experience at an established firm.
- A willingness to take on a variety private wealth and trust dispute cases.
- Ideally, we are looking for a candidate with a technical background or training seat in trust and private wealth disputes. However, we are also willing to consider diligent and ambitious candidates from other top firms with a background in general commercial litigation who have an interest and background in other types of technical/'black letter law" litigation and who are looking for a new challenge.
- Highly technical mindset, with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and numerical communication skills.
- Ability to acquire and apply fundamental and up-to-date knowledge of the law.
- Personable and positive attitude and enjoys working together in a
- Individuality - We encourage creativity and develop talent
- Commitment - To be the best and deliver the highest standard
- Teamwork - We work together to build close, long-term relationships
- Straight talking - We say what we mean and do what we say