Counsel - Litigation.

The Counsel should be able to work with colleagues to help clients succeed in realizing their business or personal objectives, through the efficient delivery of appropriate legal advice and assistance; must demonstrate an ability to provide accurate, focused advice to clients. Should be familiar with and confident in the use of office IT applications; good typing skills

The successful candidate will contribute to the growth of our litigation practice by advising clients on a broad range of litigation, restructuring and insolvency matters, taking an active role in business development and marketing the department to existing and potential clients, and supervising junior attorneys and trainees.

Duties & Responsibilities

Legal advice and action
• Take and record clear instructions
• Research matters of law
• Identify and refer contentious matters
• Provide concise letters and reports for clients, written in plain language
• Draft concise documents in plain language

Leadership
• Demonstrate awareness through action of the firm's core values
• Develop personal profile and recognition throughout the firm

Business generation
• Contribute to appropriate business development activities of the team and the firm
• Wherever the opportunity arises, promote the services of teams from across the firm to the client for whom you are
acting
• Introduce new clients to the firm
• Achieve agreed business development targets (if any)
• Identify and attend appropriate networking opportunities

Business generation
• Contribute to appropriate business development activities of the team and the firm
• Wherever the opportunity arises, promote the services of teams from across the firm to the client for whom you are acting
• Introduce new clients to the firm
• Achieve agreed business development targets (if any)
• Identify and attend appropriate networking opportunities

Collaboration/people processes
• Play an active role within the current team
• Work effectively with corporate personnel, and with individuals from all other legal departments
• Supervise where required and take responsibility for performance management for those whom you supervise
• Involve the secretaries and other support staff in an effective way
• Take responsibility for delegated work, ask for guidance in respect of matters which are unclear and report errors
which need to be resolved

Knowledge sharing
• Share ideas, know-how, expertise, documents and precedents

Financial management (under the supervision of a Partner)
• Provide accurate cost estimates for clients
• Update clients at regular intervals
• Bill clients accurately and at agreed times
• Achieve agreed targets, including hours and billing
• Ensure that any changes relating to the file are notified to the lawyer in charge of the file

Fee earning
• Achieve targets as set out in business plan and/or budget
Quality standards
• Demonstrate compliance with the firm's quality standards and procedures

Learning and development
• Attend appropriate departmental training sessions
• Attend appropriate internal courses (for example management and IT skills)
• Provide informal and formal training as appropriate (e.g. induction, mentoring and internal team presentations

Qualifications & Experience
• Minimum seven (7) years’ post-qualification experience in commercial matters at a major onshore or offshore law firm, with particular emphasis on cross-border insolvency and restructuring, enforcement, commercial litigation, and financial services litigation
• Proven cross-border experience in complex commercial litigation, dispute resolution matters
• Ability to independently manage a large caseload of complex matters and client relationships
• Strong business development experience and networking skills
• Ability to inspire, engage, and develop others through supervision and mentorship of junior team members
• Demonstrated ability to provide rapid, accurate advice to clients, with excellent advocacy, drafting, negotiation, and client management skills

Other benefits to include health Insurance, annual leave, and statutory pension.