Our Financial Services teams counsel funds, financial institutions and leading corporations in the investment products industry on the full range of transactions, regulatory and compliance issues. Our experience includes advising many of the world’s leading banks and providing counsel on innovative PPPs worldwide, including approximately 250 in Europe. We are the only lawyers to have been involved with HMRC and HM Treasury in their inner “working groups” on property authorized investment funds, funds of alternative investment funds, unauthorized unit trusts and the authorized contractual scheme vehicle. Our people act for major clients including domestic and international banks, insurers, hedge funds, private banks, fund managers and brokers.

The role will support Financial Services Disputes & Investigations team on a large piece of work for a key client. You will play a pivotal role reporting into the partner group and assisting them on the day to day management of their client portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

Your day to day responsibilities may include:

•  Handling Client Instructions Managing pre-action disputes Progressing civil court proceedings (both claimant and defendant actions)
• Negotiating settlements Providing advice to clients and completing client reports (subject to close supervision) On complex and/or high value cases, you will work within a team, assisting with specific tasks (e.g. document reviews, preparation of court documents, etc.).
• Matter management and client reporting

Candidates can be located in any of the following areas - Birmingham, Cardiff, Cambridge, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham