Dispute Resolution Lawyer

Job type: Full-time
Salary: Dependent on experience
Seniority: 1-3 years post qualification experience
Department: Dispute Resolution
Office: Hertford/Loughton/Hybrid

Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition?

Then Attwaters could be the firm for you.

With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the ‘go to’ private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect.

In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we’re looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field.

But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That’s why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive.

The role:

We are looking for a newly or recently qualified Solicitor, FILEX or experienced fee-earning Paralegal, with at least six months’ fee-earning experience within Litigation.

Your day-to-day duties will consist of a mixed variety of cases, including contract disputes, property litigation, debt recovery, contentious probate, boundary disputes and landlord and tenant matters. You will be representing individuals and corporate clients, both claimant and defendant.

We are particularly looking for candidates with some experience and interest in Contentious Probate, and who would be keen to develop their skills and knowledge in this area.

Some knowledge and experience of Employment Law would also be advantageous.

We are looking for somebody to help grow the department, and would also welcome applicants with a specialism they would like to develop further.

What we expect from you:

You’re dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge.
You’re a team player who will always go the extra mile.
You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them.
You’re flexible and self-sufficient – with the right support, you’re a self-starter with a proactive approach.
You’re keen to get involved in networking and business development opportunities.
You’re interested in promoting the firm’s good name both internally and externally.
You have a clean driver’s license and the ability to commute between our Hertford and Loughton offices.
You’re happy to travel between our offices for client meetings where required.

What you can expect from us:

A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress.
A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme.
Flexible and hybrid working.
Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes.
Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice).
Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing.
Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee’s expense.
Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform.
Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events.
Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz!
And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits.