Solicitor - Dispute Resolution

Nelsons ,
Derby, Derbyshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £44,000 per annum

Overview

As a Solicitor with five-plus years’ post-qualified experience under your belt, you’ve got that drive for the multi-track. If complex, specialist areas of law excite you, and you’re open to relocation, this is a chance to put you and your career in the driving seat. This position is based in Derby. This is an opportunity to move away from the Big City and build your future in a niche specialism we’ve built at Nelsons - professional negligence and dispute resolution. As a regional firm with a national reach, Nelsons is no stranger to multi-million-pound cases, and you’ll see us commenting on high-profile cases in the national press. If professional negligence makes up some 50% of your caseload, Nelsons can offer… A platform to become a professional negligence specialist A large volume of high-profile, high-quality work Freedom and backing to develop your work Leadership experience, developing your management skills Career progression From the start, you’ll be managing a caseload and assisting a partner with team management, along with mentoring junior staff including a solicitor, paralegals and a trainee. We strive to empower our clients, so you’ll need to be passionate about giving people a voice, fighting for them, helping them seek justice, and steering them through the complex legal issues they face. With a defined vision and three-year growth plan on track, we’ve created a culture of working together to achieve targets, so we are looking to recruit people who relish problem-solving and have a can-do attitude to be part of our journey. Life at Nelsons… Career prospects High-quality instructions and cases An open-plan office with positive, focused team players 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and holiday purchase Travel benefits Vitality Health Insurance and Health Shield cash plan Pension Wellbeing programme Discounts on selected legal services Interested…? Click apply and introduce yourself. Look out for our follow-up email after you’ve clicked apply. Check your junk email folder if necessary.