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About the Role

Excellent opportunity for an experienced defamation/privacy solicitor to join one of the country’s leading media law firms, focusing exclusively on media and communications law work.

Responsibilities

• Focus exclusively on media and communications law work (defamation, privacy, harassment).
• Work collaboratively with other members of the team.
• Have day-to-day conduct of a file and report to one of the department's three partners for strategic input.
• Take instructions from clients alone.
• Run own caseload.
• Progress matters with minimal supervision.
• Advise people from a wide range of professional backgrounds, as well as corporates.
• Produce high quality written work.

Requirements

• Extensive experience of media law.
• Extensive experience of civil litigation.
• Excellent knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules.
• Comfortable advising people from a wide range of professional backgrounds, as well as corporates.
• Commercially minded.
• Adept at working under pressure and as part of a team.
• Must share the firm's ethos of offering the highest level of service to clients.
• Must adhere to the highest professional standards.
• Excellent IT skills, including intermediate-level features of Microsoft Office.
• Prior use of case management systems.
• Practical understanding of the internet and social media.

Skills

• Defamation law
• Privacy law
• Harassment law
• Media law
• Civil litigation
• Civil Procedure Rules
• Client instruction
• Caseload management
• Supervision
• Communication
• Commercial acumen
• Teamwork
• Working under pressure
• Written communication
• Microsoft Office (intermediate level)
• Case management systems
• Internet understanding
• Social media understanding

Location

• Office-based

Work Type

• Full-time
• Office-based
• Immediate start

Experience Level

• Solicitors with 5+ years PQE (preferred)
• Exceptional candidates outside this bracket will be considered

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

About the Company

• One of the country’s leading media law firms.
• Recognised by practitioners and commentators as a leading specialist in media and communications law.
• Takes great pride in offering its clients the best tailor-made solutions.
• The department employs a 'double-tick' protocol, meaning that all substantive work is reviewed by a partner.