About the Disputes Resolution team
Our Dispute Resolution team advises businesses on commercial disputes, pursuing and defending complex and high We support clients on high-value disputes before the High Court, appellate courts, as well as in arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Our work often includes cross-border matters and spans commercial and insolvency-related issues. Our client base is made up of large (often multinational) corporates, professional services firms, financial institutions, law firms, accountancy businesses, media organisations, sports clubs, and high-net-worth individuals and their families.
Our experts advise on the full range of disputes:
- Commercial disputes – a wide variety of domestic and cross-border contentious issues, including in relation to contracts, civil fraud, economic torts, professional negligence and trusts.
- Corporate disputes – handling post-transaction disputes (including claims under warranties or indemnities and earn-out disputes), board room disputes, directors’ duties, shareholder and joint venture disputes.
- LLP and Partnership disputes – advising LLPs, partnerships, limited partnerships, and individual partnerships on contentious matters.
- Insolvency disputes – acting for and against Insolvency Practitioners including relating to unlawful distributions, directors’ duties, antecedent transactions, wrongful trading and retention of title claims.
- Media & Entertainment disputes – advising clients across Film, TV, Interactive Entertainment, Publishing, Music regarding contractual disputes and anti-piracy and content protection issues.
- Technology & Crypto disputes – acting for suppliers and customers in relation to IT project disputes covering issues from missed milestones, defective software and hardware, late or missing deliverables, service level breaches and in relation to disputes arising from crypto transactions.
About the role
We are looking for two paralegals to join our team. Both roles will involve working closely with market-leading partners and associates on a broad range of commercial disputes, including insolvency-related matters. This work spans contractual disputes, professional negligence, director and shareholder issues, and partnership disputes. While the team’s core practice is litigation, you will also gain exposure to arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, and a range of disciplinary, regulatory, and statutory proceedings.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Legal and non-legal research
- Preparing ancillary documents such as trial bundles
- Drafting letters and other legal documents for review
- Analyse and input legal data
- Write initial drafts of articles for internal or external circulation
- Attend court hearings
- Attend meetings with clients or third parties
- Companies House searches
- Generally assisting secretaries, associates and partners as requested
About you
- Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks or caseloads
- Ability to communicate at all levels, including excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong practical and analytical skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Professionalism
- Punctual at all times
- Good team player
- The ability to work overtime when required
- Desire to develop your understanding of litigation
- A flexible and adaptable approach to your work.
At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process by supporting anyone who requires adjustments, in order to ensure they have the opportunity to perform at their best. All applicants will be considered equally and fairly. If you’d like to request any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to discuss flexible working patterns, please email the recruitment team in confidence (recruitment@lewissilkin.com).
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