Commercial & Banking Litigation Associate

Role

This Legal 500 firm is looking for a Banking & Commercial Litigation Solicitor to join their highly rated Dispute Resolution team at their office in the West End.

Responsibilities

You’ll be working with two leading partners who are experts in dispute resolution and the work will surround:

• Banking, Insolvency & Corporate Recovery matters:
  • Drafting and managing correspondence, pleadings, witness statements, and applications in contentious insolvency and banking litigation matters.
  • Supporting secured lenders with enforcement actions, including possession proceedings, debt recovery, and guarantor claims.
  • Assisting insolvency practitioners with contentious matters such as misfeasance, breach of fiduciary duty, and antecedent transaction claims (transactions at undervalue, preferences, and wrongful/fraudulent trading).
  • Conducting legal research and preparing advice on insolvency processes (administration, liquidation, receivership, CVAs, pre‑packs, restructuring options).
  • Liaising with clients, insolvency practitioners, and other stakeholders to progress recovery strategies and manage contentious negotiations.
• Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution:
  • Managing elements of high‑value and complex commercial disputes from instruction through to resolution (court proceedings, mediation, settlement).
  • Drafting statements of case, disclosure documents, and evidence bundles; preparing for hearings and trials.
  • Assisting with injunction applications (e.g. freezing orders), enforcement, and contempt proceedings.
  • Supporting on shareholder and contractual disputes, including drafting and reviewing agreements, correspondence, and settlement terms.
  • Handling procedural aspects of litigation including case management, timetabling, and liaising with counsel.

Requirements

• Banks / Commercial Litigation Solicitor with 2-5 PQE.
• Experience dealing with contentious banking and corporate recoveries caseload.
• First‑class interpersonal skills and the ability to build solid client relationships.
• Salary highly competitive with excellent benefits and a generous bonus structure.

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