Litigation Solicitor

Gilson Gray

Edinburgh

Department: Litigation
Location: Edinburgh
Contract type: Full-Time

About Gilson Gray

Gilson Gray’s award winning Litigation team, led by Rosie Walker, is part of Gilson Gray’s continuingly growing organisation. Gilson Gray LLP is a comprehensive law firm, offering expert legal, property and financial services.  The Litigation team deal with a wide range of cases covering commercial litigation, energy, property, negligence, construction and public law.

Based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, North Berwick, Lincoln, and London we focus on ensuring we provide the highest level of advice and on-going service to our clients. We are ambitious and have significantly grown the team over the course of the last year. We pride ourselves in looking after our clients personally and providing the highest standard of service.

This role would be based in our Edinburgh office.

Our Team

We are looking for a highly driven Solicitor to join our award-winning Litigation Team in Edinburgh. 

We are a friendly and welcoming team that supports each other to achieve a great working environment. We value each other’s expertise and opinion, and pride ourselves in offering an inclusive, enjoyable, and motivating place to work.

The Role

We are looking to further strengthen our current team with the appointment of a Newly Qualified Solicitor, or up to three years Post Qualified Experience (PQE).  

As a Litigation Solicitor at Gilson Gray you’ll be responsible for:

• acting for clients in some of the most high profile Scottish litigation cases seen in recent years
• managing your own case load
• taking responsibility for achieving results for clients while meeting budgetary targets
• achieving personal and departmental KPIs
• collaborating with other internal departments and functions

Required Knowledge and Experience

• can work well as part of a team
• has experience of litigation in Scotland
• will take responsibility for their own case load with appropriate supervision and support
• has a clear, confident, and straightforward style of communication
• is organised
• has strong IT and document/data management skills
• is ambitious and motivated
• has 0-3 years’ PQE

Benefits

• A competitive salary with annual review and potential bonus award depending upon performance
• 32 days holiday a year (includes bank holidays)
• Birthday day off
• 3 x Death in Service benefits
• Membership of an occupational pension scheme
• Wellbeing initiatives and opportunity to access online Health Provider

This is an exciting time to join us. Think this is for you?

Get in touch for a confidential chat about how you can become part of the team at recruitment@gilsongray.co.uk