Associate Solicitor (2-4 PQE), Environmental group litigation and corporate accountability disputes

• Associate Solicitor (2-4 PQE), Environmental group litigation and corporate accountability disputes

Department:

UK & International Group Litigation

Location:

London

Competitive

Contract type:

permanent

About the role

This role sits within Oliver Holland's team in the UK and International Group Litigation Department. The team specialises in complex claimant-side group litigation concerning environmental harm, corporate misconduct and human rights abuses by multinational corporations.

The successful candidate will work primarily on environmental group litigation, including domestic water pollution matters. Current matters include large-scale environmental group claims, alongside the investigation and development of new environmental and corporate accountability litigation.

The role will involve helping to manage and progress existing group claims, working with clients, counsel and experts, supervising junior colleagues and contributing to the investigation and development of new matters. It would suit a solicitor with 2-4 years' PQE who has a strong grounding in complex litigation and a demonstrable interest in environmental law, access to justice and claimant-side group litigation.

What you'll bring

• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to environmental protection, equality and access to justice.


• An interest in environmental law, human rights and corporate accountability.


• Excellent academics.


• 2-4 years' PQE with experience of complex litigation. Experience of group litigation and/or managing large client groups would be advantageous.


• Excellent time management skills demonstrated by ability to organise and prioritise a complex workload, coordinate multiple internal teams, and work to tight deadlines.


• Experience in dealing with experts.


• Experience of identifying and managing procedural deadlines in complex litigation.


• Experience in working on complex matters, which require analysis of large amounts of data.


• Experience of drafting witness statements and interim applications.


• Proven experience in supervising junior team members.


• Solid experience in using a variety of IT packages (MS Word, Excel, Case Management Systems and Outlook).


• Excellent communication skills, demonstrated by ability to communicate accurately, clearly, and concisely, both verbally and in writing, and appropriate variation of tone between client and litigation team audiences.


• Ability to learn new areas of law quickly and develop new areas or work for the firm.


• Demonstrable knowledge in conduct of cases from initial advice through to trial.


• Relevant experience in analysing complex factual and legal situations and advising clients in accordance with their aims.


• Experience in working and contributing to a team environment.


• Ability to work with sensitivity in countries with systems and culture that are significantly different to the UK.


• Willingness to undertake regular short term UK travel and occasional overseas travel, which may involve periods of several weeks.


• Experience in or knowledge of public nuisance and/or private nuisance.


• Experience of supervising teams of paralegals


• Experience working with scientific experts (environmental preferred)


• Experience of claims management processes.

About Leigh Day

We are a top 100 law firmcommitted to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We're not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.

• Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days from home for a full time worker)


• 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)


• Enhanced pension contributions


• Life assurance 4 x salary


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Discounted gym membership


• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay


• Electric car scheme

Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Leigh Day is committed to the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We value the diversity of our colleagues, our clients and the third parties with whom we work. We seek to create an environment where everyone feels included and valued for their unique characteristics, skills and abilities and supported in their needs and responsibilities.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process. There is an option to detail this on your application form, however, please just get in touch should you wish to discuss this prior to formally submitting an application. Please note all conversations or disclosures are treated in the strictest confidence.