Senior Associate/Managing Associate - Financial Disputes

We are recruiting for a Senior Associate/Managing Associate to join our market-leading Financial Services Disputes and Investigations (FSDI) team.

This vacancy is location agnostic, and since we are fully flexible in our working patterns, we will work with you to tailor an approach that works both for you and for us. You will always have an office that will act as your base, from which you can interact with teams face to face and access any direct support from our HR and IT teams.

Our FSDI team is one of the UK's largest teams in the field of financial services litigation and investigations, comprising over 200 people across our offices in Bristol, Manchester, London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow. We are rated by Chambers 2023 as being in the top tier of firms outside of London advising in this area. The range and quality of the work we do is exceptional. 

Our team advise on a variety of contentious and quasi-contentious matters, including high value and complex litigation in the areas of: Banking, Mortgages, Motor and Asset, Professional Negligence, Financial Crime and Fraud, Cryptocurrency and Receiverships. We defend reputationally sensitive claims and undertake large scale projects for our clients in all manner of areas including remediations and fact finds.

We have a strong and diverse client base which includes the UK's major clearing banks, building societies, specialist lenders, private banks, digital banks, challenger banks, investment management companies, international banks, payment service providers and fixed charge receivers.

We have grown consistently over the last 15 years and further growth is envisaged and planned.  Whilst we are a large and busy team, we don’t lose sight of the individual and every member of our team is supported, developed, and contributes to our achievements.

If you are ambitious and eager to take the next step in your career, our team offers you top quality work for a range of clients and business development opportunities. 

Your success is our responsibility. You will have direct contact with distinguished clients and receive bespoke training throughout your career, ensuring you have the technical and commercial skills to become a sector specialist.  We look after our people, offer an inclusive and diverse culture, and provide wellbeing support and flexible working.

Your Role

As we are the go-to law firm within the financial services sector, you will be working with several UK and international clients.

As a Senior Associate/Managing Associate, you will be handling a range of financial services litigation and contentious regulatory matters. You will have the opportunity to get involved in one or more of the many branches of contentious work that emanates from our excellent client base. You will quickly find which variety interests you most, and we will work with you to support your development in that field. Our track record is to develop specialisms and provide our clients with deep levels of advice and insight, which in turn helps cement our role as a true business advisor to the industry.  

In your role, you will:

• Provide quality service, supporting the overall client relationship
• Provide excellent strategic and commercial legal advice, including in relation to matters which are high-value, reputationally sensitive, and which can often involve urgent turnarounds, with minimal supervision
• Assist in the development of others, through support, coaching, guidance and constructive feedback
• Be an experienced member of the FSDI team actively working with the management team to grow the team and practice areas
• Deliver profitable and quality results both for the firm and clients through continued focus on improvement and innovation
• Develop strong working relationships with contacts at key financial services clients
• Be ambitious to develop into a ‘go-to’ person in one or more areas within financial service litigation
• Actively engage in business development activities with clients and potential clients.

Your Skills and Experience

To be considered for this role, you will have a minimum of 4 years of post-qualification experience, working within financial services litigation, or another form of commercial litigation, demonstrating transferable skills. If your experience is predominately in commercial litigation, we would expect to see a tangible interest in developing your career in financial services litigation.

You will have/be:

• A Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered), already operating at a Senior level
• Experience in business development and maintaining strong client relationships
• Experience of supervising and/or managing team members
• Able to demonstrate high quality communication skills with the ability and confidence to engage with clients and colleagues at all levels
• Able to provide strategic advice to a variety of TLT clients with little or no supervision
• An active, senior member of the team at TLT, with the commitment to developing the firm’s offering locally and nationally

Your Team

TLT has one of the largest dedicated Financial Services Disputes and Investigations practices in the UK, with partner led teams in all jurisdictions. We act for a range of financial institutions and are one of only a few firms that can truly offer the scale of offering and depth of expertise that is called for by key players in this vitally important sector.

We operate in a supportive and respectful environment. We are a keen supporter of the Mindful Business Charter and we work very hard to ensure that colleagues have the space and structure to work productively and healthily.

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 1,200 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. In 2022 we were named UK Law Firm of the Year in the British Legal Awards, recognising our incredible success story.

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 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.

TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of any of the 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@TLTsolicitors.com