Associate - Finance Litigation

We are recruiting for an Associate to join our Financial Services Disputes & Investigations (FSDI) team in Bristol or Birmingham. This role would best suit a junior, qualified lawyer NQ-3 year's PQE.

Our FSDI team is one of the UK's largest teams in the field of financial services litigation, comprising over 150 people across our offices in Bristol, Manchester, London, Belfast and Glasgow. We are rated by Chambers as being in the top tier of firms outside of London advising in this area. 

Your Role

As a key addition to the team, day to day you will be involved with:

• Running a varied contentious caseload for our key financial services clients
• Providing strategic and commercial legal advice across a range of disputes and claims, working closely alongside senior members of the team
• Participating in business development activities with clients and potential clients, nurturing existing relationships and building on new ones
• Collaborating with FSDI colleagues across our office locations nationwide

Your Skills & Experience

We are looking for:

• A qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive, NQ-3 PQE, with experience in financial disputes, insurance, property or commercial litigation
• A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills
• Self-motivation with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines
• Commercial awareness with an enthusiasm for business development
• Ability to understand client business needs
• An ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative culture

Your Team

TLT has one of the largest dedicated Financial Services Disputes practices in the UK, with partner led teams in all jurisdictions. We have a strong and diverse client base which includes the UK's major clearing banks, building societies, private and wealth banks, digital banks, international banks, payment service providers and fixed charge receivers.

We advise across the whole spectrum of contentious issues associated with commercial, business and consumer finance, including dispute resolution, pre-litigation management and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute. 

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance. 

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role. 

TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on Recruitment.Operations@TLT.com