Senior Commercial Litigation Lawyer leads other commercial litigation lawyers and supports Deputy Directors in the delivery of commercial litigation legal services to large Government Departments and Arm's Length Bodies.
You will lead, manage, develop and supervise the work of other lawyers within your team. You will need to be comfortable working at pace and exercising judgment in relation to matters of national importance. You will be expected to role model sound professional skills and to provide strong professional leadership, helping to build capability in the organisation in line with corporate objectives.
Responsibilities:
1. Conducting commercial litigation on behalf of the Government
2. Providing legal advice on litigation, disputes and contentious matters, across the full range of clients.
3. Supporting the Deputy Director for the team in successfully delivering the work of the team
4. Proactive and collaborative working with external delivery partners, notably counsel; helping to quality control their work, and helping to hold them to account for delivery to time, cost and quality in relation to their litigation and disputes work
5. Demonstrating strong communication and leadership skills as well as strong skills of legal and strategic analysis, sound judgement, pragmatism and pro-activity.
6. Making a valuable contribution to the wider team and the department through playing a proactive role on matters such as knowledge management, training, projects and other corporate opportunities that demonstrate GLD Values.
The Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team:
The Commercial Law Group at GLD has a dedicated Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. The team is made up of around 24 qualified lawyers and is headed up by a Deputy Director, who leads a senior management team of 8 grade 6 lawyers. There are currently 14 grade 7 lawyers and Legal Officers, who will be joined by successful applicants for this role. The team also has 2-5 Legal Trainees at any one time, a paralegal and an administrator. The team is friendly and welcoming with a strong culture of teamwork.
Topics include:
1. Commercial contract litigation
2. Public procurement litigation
3. Intellectual property litigation
4. Construction litigation
5. Public law litigation
6. Judicial review
Lawyers in the team actively utilise all methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution, with a particular focus on reaching commercial settlements through negotiation and mediation. They lead within GLD on the use of e-disclosure platforms and other technological innovations.
Benefits:
1. Salary: £71,000, with the Government Legal Department contributing £20,568 towards your membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
2. Holidays: 25 per annum (rising to 30 after 5 years' service) plus one privilege day for the monarch's birthday in addition to 8 bank holidays, plus the ability to buy up to an additional 5 days.
3. Learning and development tailored to your role.
4. An environment with flexible working options.
5. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
This is a rare senior commercial litigation opportunity within the Government Legal Department, the largest provider of legal services across government. Offering some of the most interesting, varied, complex and high-profile commercial work available in the UK, you will lead and develop a team in this strategic new appointment.
To learn more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Navita Rooprai or email for a return call to have a confidential discussion regarding the role and to understand the complete application process. Complete applications must be made before 11:55 pm on Friday 14th February 2025.
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