Job title: Litigation Solicitor (3– 5 years PQE)
Location: Manchester (hybrid)
Salary: Base salary at market rate in line with experience plus bonus scheme
Contract: Full time, permanent
Days/Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5:30pm with 1 hour for lunch
Start date: As soon as possible

We are looking for a litigation solicitor with strong knowledge of substantive and procedural law, plus a great attitude with clients and other team members to join our award winning Manchester office. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of taking a leading role on High Court disputes across more regular commercial litigation , but also specialist areas such as media/privacy claims, sports disputes and commercial claims with intellectual property aspects. In line with our approach at this level of qualification, the role will be focused on contentious work for a range of interesting, high-profile and/or fast growth clients.

About Us
Brandsmiths has offices in Manchester and London providing specialist legal advice to IP-rich businesses and individuals.
Our clients include established brands such as BMW, Microsoft, Umbro, Vinted, Speedo, Lacoste, Entertainment One, Bremont, Cinch, Black and Decker, Supreme and Beverly Hills Polo Club, as well as fast growth businesses like Pure Gym, Missguided, Vinted and LadBible. In sport, we have considerable experience advising sports clubs including Leeds United, QPR and Oldham Athletic as well as high profile individuals such as Sir Mo Farah, Roberto Carlos and David Haye.

We pride ourselves on offering a supportive and collegiate atmosphere. We focus on:
- Intellectual Property: protecting, exploiting and enforcing IP rights for brands
- Sport: using regulatory expertise to help sporting clubs and talent
- Litigation: applying strategy and legal knowledge to get the best result
- Corporate/Commercial: helping IP rich businesses get to where they want to be
- Media & Privacy: protecting the reputations of brands and celebrities

The Role
Current workloads mean we have a requirement for an experienced solicitor who has excellent litigation skills and is able to work as a key member of a team, taking a central role in the team on larger cases and running smaller matters with lots of autonomy. We encourage autonomy and you will have room to make the role your own. You will progress based on merit, with a clear path to promotion for the right candidate.
You must have top class legal, technical and soft skills, demonstrating the right level of experience for your qualification to carry out this role.
You will be expected to be able to work proactively, with appropriate supervision, and so should be able to demonstrate experience in letters of claim, issuing claims and managing litigation through to, and including, trial. You will be expected to supervise more junior staff as a key senior member of the team.

Personality is important at Brandsmiths. You will need to work within a tight-knit team and demonstrate an ability to build relationships within the business and with clients. You will be supervised by senior lawyers, but will also be expected to supervise and mentor more junior staff to assist in their development and progression.

You should be goal orientated, driven, comfortable dealing directly with clients and welcome opportunities to develop business. You will be encouraged to grow your network and, in time, build a client base of your own.
Travel to our other office (London) may occasionally be required, and cross-office working is always encouraged.

What next?
Send your C.V. to recruitment@brandsmiths.co.uk
Any queries? Email, or call 0203 709 8957
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