Job Description

Bermans, a well-known full service commercial law firm in Liverpool and Manchester, have a vacancy for a senior commercial and property litigation solicitor, at Partner/Senior Associate level based in our Liverpool office.

A client following is an advantage but not a requirement. More important attributes are a network of business/professional contacts in the Merseyside area in particular, and the personality and ambition to develop their brand and the Bermans brand further and to play a role in the continued growth of the practice.

For a non-partner there would be excellent opportunities for promotion to partnership.

The successful applicant is likely to have 8 or more years' PQE and will have experience of both general commercial litigation and commercial property litigation. They will run their own caseload and will act for SMEs in a wide range of sectors, institutional clients in the financial sector and commercial property owners and funders.

The commercial litigation work will typically include shareholder and partnership disputes; warranty claims and other claims arising from business sales; professional negligence actions; contested insurance claims; and a variety of contract disputes.

Property litigation work will typically include contested lease renewals, dilapidations claims and a wide range of other disputes involving the sale, purchase and leasing of property.

There will be some managerial responsibilities with 1-2 other members of the team being based in the Liverpool office at any given time.

Home/remote working is permitted for up to 2 days a week. Salaries are competitive and there is a firm-wide bonus scheme in place for all our fee earners. Our package includes a number of other contractual benefits.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Work from home
Work Location: In person