Job title: Dispute Resolution & Litigation Solicitor / Associate
PQE: 2 to 5 years
Department: Dispute Resolution & Litigation
Location: Edinburgh
Working hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (35 hours per week). Flexible hours will be considered.
Reporting to: Dispute Resolution & Litigation Partners
Job type: Permanent
Closing date: Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews held on a rolling basis.
The role
We have an opportunity for a Solicitor/Associate to join our Edinburgh Dispute Resolution & Litigation team in providing a quality dispute resolution service. You will advise on a wide range of matters with a particular focus on commercial and property disputes. The role will also cover helping clients with inheritance and estate disputes. You can expect to be involved in Sheriff Court, Land Court and Court of Session actions as well as inquiry and tribunal work.
Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining regular client contact and addressing their needs and requirements.
- Managing a busy and varied caseload.
- Appearing at Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland and supporting counsel in the Court of Session.
- Supervising and mentoring trainees.
- Keeping up to date with developments in the law and contributing to the team’s knowledge base.
- Contributing legal up-dates and analysis to the firm’s website and professional media
- Playing an active part in our business growth initiatives.
If you are interested in applying for the above role and possess the relevant experience please send your CV, including a note of your current salary, to Human Resources, Lindsays, Caledonian Exchange, 19a Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8HE or email: recruitment@lindsays.co.uk.
Rewards & Benefits:
- 25 days holiday;
- 9 fixed days;
- Long service holidays which start to accrue after 5 years service;
- Holiday purchase scheme;
- Pension scheme;
- Death in Service Benefit (for those in the pension scheme);
- Enhanced family policies after a period of continuous service;
- Discounted legal fees;
- Travel Loan scheme after qualifying period;
- Career development support;
- Hybrid working.
Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion play an integral part in the people strategy at Lindsays. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where our people feel valued and can reach their full potential.
Equal Opportunities
Lindsays, is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation.
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About us
Lindsays is a full-service law firm with a reputation for providing an excellent and outstanding service to clients. The firm maintains strong commercial property and construction, residential property and private client departments and has an expanding range of corporate and commercial services, encompassing company law, corporate finance, intellectual property, technology, employment, charity law and rural property, all of which enjoy an excellent reputation in the marketplace.
With 54 Partners and over 350 staff, our goal is to have the right staff with the right skills to ensure we have superb people to advise and support clients. We are committed to investing in our people and believe in helping our staff succeed.
