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Our Financial Services Disputes and Investigations (FSDI) team is one of the few teams outside London to specialise in contentious work for a wide range of financial institutions, including most of the UK's major banks, niche mortgage lenders, building societies and international banks with offices in the City. This position is based in Bristol.
The FSDI team consists of over 150 people, spread over Bristol, Manchester and London as well as an offering in Northern Ireland and Scotland, making it one of the UK's largest teams in the field of financial services litigation. It is rated by Chambers as being in the top tier of firms outside of London advising in this area.
Led by Jonathan Hoey, who is recognised by Chambers as a 'Leader in his Field', the team is described as "excellent" with a "can-do attitude". Clients tell us they value Jonathan's "management skills…that really come into their own during complex litigation."
We offer a bespoke service with partner contact and involvement in cases and strategic planning. The team carries out high value and complex banking litigation, defended mortgage litigation, professional negligence claims, investment banking litigation, international disputes, fraud, trade finance and receivership instructions. We defend reputational claims and undertake specialist projects with our clients to prevent claims against them in the future.
We work for key clients within the financial services sector including clearing banks, financial institutions and receivers.
The team, which consists of partners, associates, solicitors, legal executives, legal assistants and secretarial support, has grown steadily over the last few years and further growth is envisaged and planned.
In return we will invest in you. We want you to be successful. You will manage your own caseloads ensuring your experience is varied and broad. Through our national service lines you will work with notable clients and become a sector specialist. You will receive bespoke training throughout your career ensuring you have the technical and commercial skills to build an effective and successful practice.
Role ResponsibilityYou will operate as a Solicitor:
The ideal candidate will be tasked with handling a caseload of professional negligence, banking and mortgage litigation cases including defended and sensitive reputational cases, breach of contract/mandate, fraud, receivership advice and financial disputes:
Our research shows that our clients and our employees would describe us as energetic, entrepreneurial & driven.
Package DescriptionWe value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You will receive a competitive basic salary with an annual pay review. As a fee earner if you exceed your targets you will receive a generous annual bonus. 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.
About the FirmWe’re an ambitious UK law firm built around the needs of our high profile clients. With over 1000 employees and 100 partners across our six UK offices, we’ve grown considerably in the last three years – and so have our revenues. Open-minded? Definitively. Forward-focused? Absolutely. An energetic firm with an entrepreneurial, collaborative culture, we’re always looking to recruit highly talented individuals with the drive to succeed. So if you’re dynamic, determined and looking for a firm where you can develop your skills, join us and we’ll give you everything you need to thrive.
TLT LLP
Salary Competitive
Frequency Annual
Job Ref TLT/TP/37599/1576
Contract Type Permanent
Closing Date 04 February, 2021
Job Category Solicitor
Business Unit Financial Services Disputes & Investigations