Job description
Tees Law are a Top 200 UK law firm, with 400 staff across our 6 offices. We provide expert legal services, and independent financial advice. We work for individuals and businesses, professional partnerships, charities, schools and multi-academy trusts, national corporations, and institutions. We were founded in 1913 and have grown from a traditional family firm with strong roots. Tees’ vision is to be the firm of choice for exceptional service. We pride ourselves in being easy to talk to - we talk openly, honestly, and with empathy. No matter how complex a situation, we provide straightforward, long-term solutions for a better future. Drawing on our years of experience, we anticipate our clients’ needs and share our insights. At Tees we want to create a better future for our clients, for you and for your family.

The Department

Our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team specialises in providing bespoke solutions for clients in all forms of litigation, arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Our expert team of legal advisors and support staff across the department are known for their ability to handle complex matters involving multiple issues. The team works on all types of disputes and for a range of clients,including working with large corporate clients, smaller businesses, entrepreneurs, schools, and individuals. The range of work is diverse including contractual disputes, director and shareholder disputes, professional and other forms of negligence, insolvency, education law, regulatory and corporate defence, construction, contentious property issues for landowners, landlords or tenants and contentious trust and probate. Our department is experienced in handling high-value as well as high-volume cases.

The Role

Working specifically in the area of Contentious Probate you will be responsible for providing a quality, tailored and supportive legal service to a wide range of clients. Proactively manage a litigation caseload. Mentoring and supporting junior members of the team with their caseloads. Supporting head of department and partners with their client work.

Accountable for managing a complex mixed caseload of client matters with limited supervision.

Providing clients with high quality legal advice, proactively manages client relationships.

Achieving the firm’s fee targets and assists and enables others in the team to do so by mentoring and developing junior members of the team.

Managing own time effectively to achieve targets and displaying excellent file management skills so as to meet the needs of the business.

Dispute Resolution & Litigation Services

Specifically in the area of litigation services advice and support might including:

• Acting for a mix of Claimants and Defendants, from obtaining initial instructions through to achieving a resolution to the dispute.

• Maintaining own caseload, obtaining appropriate guidance from Senior Lawyers when required.

• Advising clients on the funding options available to them.

• Advising clients on procedure and alternative dispute resolution processes.

• Identifying and liaising with appropriate experts and Counsel.

• Undertaking advocacy, when cost effective, at all interlocutory stages.

• Specialising in particular areas of law, or processes, as required by the Department

• Supporting the senior members of the team in their caseloads, including running their cases during periods of absence.

• Contributing to the firm’s knowledge bank

• Keeping up to date with developments in litigation law, disseminates developments to team members and initiates opportunities for self-development.

• Undertaking additional technical qualifications in Litigation.

• Undertaking any other reasonable duties from time to time allocated to the role.

Other Information

Reward and Recognition:
• An attractive salary
• Discretionary payments
• Birthday holiday
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with entitlement increasing with length of service
• Compassionate leave
• Employee assistance programme through Health Assured (including Counselling sessions, 24/7 access to trained Counsellors, Health Assessments, 4-week wellness programs, and more)
• Contributory pension
• Discounted legal services
• Discounted financial advice services
• Life assurance
• Permanent health insurance
• Interest free season ticket and travel loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care
• Access to a discount platform that includes special rate cinema tickets, shopping discounts and free treats from Cafe Nero and Greggs
• Discounted gym membership
• Social events throughout the year
• Payment for professional memberships and development opportunities
• A day’s leave per year to undertake Volunteer Day
• The opportunity to become involved with firm initiatives such as the Tees Better Future Fund and the ESG project.

If you are ambitious, driven, and want to work with a firm focused on helping give our clients a better future, then you are aligned in our aim to achieve that and empower you to be your absolute best. You will have a blended working schedule, giving you the freedom to arrange your days to benefit your commitments - in and out of the office. We understand that both the big and small details are important and believe that rewarding staff for their contributions and investing in their future is vital to the growth of our firm.

At Tees, diversity and inclusion are the heart of our vision for a better and more equitable future. We embrace diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, ****** orientation, age, disability, religion, and socioeconomic background. We recognise that by embracing diversity, we can harness the collective power of our employees and create a culture that promotes collaboration, empathy, and understanding.

By prioritising diversity and inclusion, we believe that we create a more innovative, creative, and compassionate workplace. Our diverse perspectives lead to better problem-solving and enhanced