Senior Solicitor - Senior Associate (3-8 PQE) | Dispute Resolution Ready to join one of Scotland’s most respected and high-performing commercial litigation teams? We’re looking for a Senior Solicitor - Senior Associate (3 – 8 PQE) to join our top-ranked Disputes & Regulatory Division in Glasgow or Edinburgh, working alongside our commercial litigation specialists on some of the most significant and high-profile matters in Scotland. If you’re driven to be the best in the market and looking for opportunities to grow your career, we want to hear from you. This rarely available role will give you exposure to an excellent variety of work at the top of the market and a unique insight into our clients’ businesses. It will also provide an excellent opportunity to support the growth of the Disputes & Regulatory practice generally, with fantastic scope for career development. We’re looking for candidates with strong experience in general commercial litigation, including managing complex disputes, advising clients on contentious matters, and handling court proceedings. You should also have excellent interpersonal skills and strong business development acumen. The role will involve both autonomous working, together with supervision of more junior team members in connection with the preparation for, and conduct of, hearings in both the Court of Session and the Sheriff Courts and the provision of associated advice to clients. Candidates will therefore require to be comfortable providing both legal and practical advice of a high quality to clients on wide variety of contentious legal issues (and reviewing and revising such advice prepared by more junior team members), often within short timescales. Do you want to develop your career as part of a dynamic, inclusive, and outstanding team? Apply now! Click here to get an insight into our fantastic DR team. Full details can also be found in our job specification. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact Rhona.McKelvie@burnesspaull.com or call 0141 273 6877. Burness Paull reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received for this role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Closing Date: At the heart of Burness Paull is our independence. It’s this that gives us the licence to shape our business and culture in the sustainable way we want to, supporting the needs of our people, our clients, our wider community and the environment. It means freedom to pursue a philosophy of always being human in attitude and high-performing in approach. For our people that means recognising everyone is different and valuing those differences. A culture that celebrates openness and where genuine advice and relationships are championed. An environment that encourages everyone to aim for success by being the best version of themselves. And because we value the contribution that every one of our team makes, we make sure everyone is rewarded over and above the usual benefits you'd expect from a leading law firm. That means bonus schemes for all employees, family friendly policies that are stand out in the market, and a range of health & wellbeing initiatives that take a holistic approach to supporting colleagues. We set the bar high. Our clients and people love that.