We are recruiting for an Associate Solicitor to join our Commercial Disputes team in Belfast on a hybrid working basis.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading disputes practice and work on a diverse range of commercial litigation matters, with a particular focus on insolvency and restructuring, liquor licensing, corporate recovery, and debt enforcement. The successful candidate will work closely with senior lawyers advising a broad range of businesses, directors, insolvency practitioners, retailers, bars and restaurants, and private individuals.
Your Role
As a key addition to the team, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Managing a varied caseload of commercial disputes before the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.
- Advocacy before the County Courts in Liquor Licensing matters
- Advocacy before the Bankruptcy Master and Chancery Master in respect of insolvency and commercial disputes matters
- Advising clients on a broad range of commercial disputes, including contractual claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, professional negligence claims, debt recovery and enforcement proceedings.
- Acting for insolvency practitioners, creditors, directors and companies in both personal and corporate insolvency matters, including administrations, liquidations, bankruptcies and contentious insolvency proceedings.
- Advising on and conducting litigation arising from insolvency processes, including asset recovery actions, misfeasance claims, antecedent transaction claims and applications under insolvency legislation.
- Advising licensed premises operators, hospitality businesses and corporate clients on liquor licensing matters, including the grant, renewal, transfer and variation of liquor licences in Northern Ireland.
- Preparing and presenting applications before the County Court and engaging with regulatory authorities and consultees in connection with licensing matters.
- Drafting pleadings, witness statements, legal submissions, settlement agreements and other court documentation.
- Providing strategic, commercially focused legal advice and dispute resolution support to clients.
- Participating in mediations, negotiations and alternative dispute resolution processes.
- Supporting business development initiatives, contributing to client relationship management and helping to develop new areas of work.
- Collaborating with colleagues across practice areas to deliver a comprehensive service to clients.
Your Skills and Experience
We are seeking a motivated and ambitious solicitor who can demonstrate:
- Qualification as a Solicitor in Northern Ireland with approximately 2-6 years' PQE, although applicants outside this range with relevant experience will be considered.
- Strong experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
- Experience advising on insolvency and restructuring matters, and liquor licensing matters would be advantageous
- Advocacy experience or confidence in managing court appearances and contested hearings.
- Excellent analytical, drafting and legal research skills.
- Strong organisational and case management abilities, with the capacity to manage competing deadlines effectively.
- Commercial awareness and an ability to deliver practical, solution-focused advice to clients.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
- A proactive approach to business development and networking.
- The ability to work independently whilst also contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.
Your Team
Our Commercial Disputes team advises businesses, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, directors, shareholders and licensed trade operators on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The team has particular expertise in commercial dispute resolution, insolvency and restructuring, asset recovery, director and shareholder disputes, regulatory matters and liquor licensing.
We are committed to delivering practical, commercially focused advice and achieving successful outcomes for our clients through litigation, negotiation and alternative dispute resolution. You will work alongside experienced litigation, insolvency and licensing specialists, gaining exposure to high-quality work and opportunities for career development.
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.
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. Over the last few years TLT’s successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards.
Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.
In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.
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
