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We have been voted as the leading UK regional law firm to work for in the South East by the Best Company Survey published by the Sunday Times in 2006 and best law firm to work for in the South East for three years in a row.
Role Description
We are now looking for a bright and enthusiastic team member to join our Dispute Resolution team based in Reading.
The Dispute Resolution team’s work covers a wide spectrum of litigation and contentious work. Reporting into the Dispute Resolution Partner you will be responsible for providing direct advice on a wide range of commercial and property disputes.
Experience/ Attributes required
- Interest in working on high quality and complex legal disputes but also able to run own caseload of lower value matters (with supervision)
- Strong client focus and a commitment to service delivery
- Ability to work part of a team as well as independently.
- Strong multi-tasking skills with the ability to manage a varied workload effectively whilst meeting deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent keyboard skills plus good knowledge of Microsoft office software
- Be self-motivated and willing to learn
- Experience of a broad range of litigious matters during training contract including both commercial and property litigation
Work type:
- Handling your own caseload (subject to supervision).
- Building and maintaining effective client relationships
- Assisting partners and senior solicitors with more substantial dispute matters
- Undertake relevant research and communicate results clearly.
- Ability to draft straightforward documents whilst under supervision
- Process clients’ cases on a timely and cost effective basis
- Participating in marketing initiatives such as attending conferences, writing articles and creating marketing material
Benefits
Contractual Benefits
- 25 days holiday
- Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution.
- Life Assurance - 5 x final salary.
- Access to cash back medical plan and retail discount schemes (Medicash)
- Private Medical Cover
Non Contractual
- Bring your dog to work
- Birthday off
- Weekly wellbeing hour
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket travel loan scheme
- Annual eight hours charity work
- Social events
- Additional office closure days around Christmas
Team structure
- 2 x Senior Associate Chartertered Legal Executive
- 1 x Associate Chartered Legal Executive
- 1 x Solicitor
- 1 x Associate Solicitor
- 2 x Senior Associate Solicitor
- 3 x Secretary
- 2 x Partner
Other information
Boyes Turner’s Employment team is ranked in Tier 1 by Legal 500. Its partners are recognized as experts in their field. The Group is innovative and seeking to find ways of developing its offering and services to clients harnessing all modern technologies.
We offer excellent working conditions and a modern, forward thinking, friendly team.