In-house Senior Litigation Manager - Interim
- Recruiter
- Chadwick Nott (Birmingham)
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 23 May 2017
- Closes
- 14 Jun 2017
- Ref
- DCJ274652
- Contact
- David Cartwright
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Banking, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
My client is a publicly listed FTSE 250 business based in the West Midlands. They now seek to recruit a Senior Litigation Manager to join their established in-house legal team on a 12 -18 month contract.
Reporting to the General Counsel this role will lead the commercial litigation strategy and act as the principal litigator for the company as well as leading the identification and management of litigation risk arising within the operations of the companies within the group and to oversee the provision of appropriate legal advice to these companies, boards and their management.
A qualified solicitor or barrister the successful candidate will be a seasoned litigator and manager with a commercial approach and extensive legal knowledge of the laws applicable to a financial services business. You will also be accustomed to operating within a highly regulated environment and practiced at dealing with regulatory bodies in conjunction with other members of the management team.
You will also have experience of running multi-party settlement negotiations combined with the ability to anticipate litigation risks and mitigate with focused commercial solutions. Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex legal concepts in commercial terms to a range of senior stakeholders including at Board level including using metrics.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile and progressive business at a senior level which offers great scope to influence the organisation. You will be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package and the opportunity to work autonomously in a collegiate and meritocratic environment.