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Commercial Dispute Resolution Solicitor - Flexible Working

Reed·Chelmsford, Essex·Publié il y a 63 mois
💰 50-60k CHF/an
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Description du poste

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Are you an ambitious Solicitor wishing to progress your Commercial Dispute Resolution career? Do you have 3-5 plus PQE and a strong academic background? Are you looking for a rewarding firm that will offer a defined career path along with exceptional benefits and bonus?

If yes, then please make contact for a confidential chat to discuss this superb opportunity. The role within this highly respected business requires:

  • At least 5 years PQE of quality commercial litigation.
  • Skilled at building lasting working relationships with clients
  • Running your own caseload, and building client relationships for repeat business.
  • Sound experience of both commercial and property related litigation.
  • Understanding of insolvency and security over business and property assets.
  • Experience of Claimant professional negligence cases.
  • Dealing with the Business and Property Courts of the High Court.

I look forward to receiving your application, thank you for your interest.

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Compétences clés extraites

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Compétences indispensables
5 years PQE commercial litigationCommercial litigationProperty-related litigationClaimant professional negligenceBusiness and Property Courts (High Court)Insolvency lawSecurity over business and property assets
Atouts supplémentaires
Client development and repeat business generationCaseload management systems
Soft skills
AmbitionRelationship buildingClient communicationCommercial awarenessAutonomy
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Nos conseils pour postuler

5 recommandations générées par notre IA pour maximiser vos chances.

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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with your PQE level and a specific commercial litigation specialism (e.g. professional negligence or insolvency), as the advert explicitly requires at least 5 years PQE quality commercial litigation.

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📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. 'Managed a caseload of 45 active commercial disputes simultaneously, achieving settlement in 78% of cases within 12 months' — the advert stresses running your own caseload.

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🎯 Dedicate a CV bullet to your Business and Property Courts and High Court experience, naming specific case types (e.g. Part 7 claims, injunctions), as this is explicitly called out in the advert.

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🏛️ Highlight any Claimant professional negligence experience in a standalone bullet — the advert singles this out as a distinct requirement, so burying it under general litigation will cost you.

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🤝 Include a 'Business Development' section or metric showing client retention or repeat instructions won, as the advert specifically mentions building client relationships for repeat business.

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  • Managed a caseload of 52 concurrent commercial and property litigation matters in the Business and Property Courts, achieving negotiated settlement in 74% of cases and reducing average case duration by 4 months.
  • Led Claimant professional negligence claims against 3 surveying firms, recovering aggregate damages of £1.2M across 8 matters over 24 months.
  • Developed a portfolio of 18 repeat-instruction commercial clients over 3 years, generating £320k in additional annual fee income through proactive relationship management and cross-referral of insolvency advisory work.

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Dear Hiring Manager,

Commercial Dispute Resolution at a respected Essex firm, handling High Court proceedings and Claimant professional negligence work, is precisely the next step I have been targeting in my legal career — which is why this role at your Chelmsford practice immediately stood out. With over five years' PQE in commercial and property litigation, including regular appearances in the Business and Property Courts, I am confident I can contribute from day one.

My background in commercial dispute resolution encompasses running a caseload of approximately 50 active matters simultaneously, advising on insolvency-related claims and security over business assets, and developing a portfolio of repeat-instruction clients. I have managed Claimant professional negligence cases through to trial and have a strong record of building lasting client relationships that generate ongoing instructions for the firm.

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Questions probables d'entretien

10 questions générées à partir de cette offre.

Techniques

  • Walk us through how you manage a complex commercial litigation caseload from instruction to resolution — what systems and processes do you use?
  • Describe your experience with the Business and Property Courts of the High Court — what types of applications and hearings have you conducted?
  • How do you approach a Claimant professional negligence case from initial assessment through to pleadings?
  • What is your experience of insolvency-related litigation, and how does it intersect with security over business and property assets?
  • How do you handle a matter that spans both commercial and property litigation — what are the key procedural considerations you keep in mind?

Comportementales

  • Tell me about a time you built a long-term client relationship that resulted in significant repeat business for your firm.
  • Describe a situation where you had to manage competing deadlines across multiple high-value disputes — how did you prioritise?
  • Give an example of a particularly complex commercial litigation matter you ran independently and what the outcome was.
  • Tell me about a time a client relationship became strained during contentious proceedings — how did you manage it?
  • Describe a case where you had to advise a client to settle rather than proceed to trial — how did you reach and communicate that recommendation?
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Réponses modèles avec la méthode Situation-Tâche-Action-Résultat. À adapter à votre vécu.

1Question

Tell me about a time you built a long-term client relationship that resulted in significant repeat business for your firm.

Situation: A property developer instructed us on a one-off boundary dispute worth £85,000. Task: I was asked to resolve the matter efficiently, but I also saw an opportunity to position the firm as the client's go-to litigation partner. Action: Beyond resolving the dispute — which settled favourably within 6 months — I proactively flagged two further contractual risks in their development pipeline and offered a brief advisory call at no charge. I also introduced them to our insolvency team when a subcontractor became insolvent mid-project. Result: The client went on to instruct us on 11 further matters over 3 years, generating £240,000 in fees, and referred two additional developer clients to the firm.
2Question

Describe a situation where you had to manage competing deadlines across multiple high-value disputes — how did you prioritise?

Situation: In one fortnight I had a High Court summary judgment hearing, a Part 36 offer deadline on a £500,000 professional negligence claim, and a freezing injunction application all falling within 4 days of each other. Task: I needed to ensure none of the three matters was compromised. Action: I immediately mapped all hard deadlines, delegated the bundle preparation for the summary judgment to a paralegal under close supervision, drafted the injunction application personally given its complexity, and negotiated a 48-hour extension on the Part 36 response with the opposing solicitor. I briefed the partner daily. Result: All three matters were handled without any procedural failure; the injunction was granted, the summary judgment succeeded, and the professional negligence claim settled at 92% of the claimed sum.

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