Associate, Dispute Resolution

JOB TITLE
: Associate (1 to 3 PQE)

GROUP
: Litigation/Dispute Resolution

(Traditional and digital media, sports, esports, music, and entertainment focus)

TERM
: Permanent

HOURS
: Full-time, 9:30am – 5:30pm,

Monday to Friday with one hour for lunch. A flexible approach to working hours is a must, overtime may be required at busy times.

We currently operate a hybrid working policy. Our hybrid working policy is discretionary and may be subject to change.

ABOUT SHERIDANS

Sheridans is a leading London law firm whose lawyers combine the in-depth legal knowledge and breadth of expertise and experience required to give unparalleled advice to their clients.

Since 1956, Sheridans has represented individuals and organisations across a wide variety of sectors, providing quality advice which is commercially focussed and personally delivered.

Specialist lawyers in leisure, media and entertainment work closely alongside the firm's corporate finance, employment, real estate and dispute resolution groups to provide a truly bespoke service to its clients.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Firm is looking to recruit a 1-3 PQE Associate Solicitor to assist with its broad and expanding portfolio of disputes related work.

Reporting into the Senior Partner, Co-head of the DR team and Head of Sport, the successful candidate will work on a range of litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters for the firm's clients across the entertainment and sports sector, including in relation to intellectual property, contractual disputes, agency and management disputes, royalty disputes and regulatory disputes.

Additionally, the successful candidate will play a key role in working with Partners at the firm to develop the firm's litigation team internally and externally. This will extend to the team's business development strategy with a view to further developing and expanding the team's portfolio of clients.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

Skills & experience

Essential

• At least 1 year of post-qualification experience in commercial and regulatory disputes litigation (including High Court), investigations and arbitration (as well as ADR) at a well-regarded firm
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience liaising with senior and influential stakeholders, both externally and internally
• Enthusiasm, resilience, and a professional approach, with an excellent customer service ethic
• Self-starting approach, taking ownership of matters, tasks and projects and the ability to work under own initiative and motivation
• A strategic and entrepreneurial mindset
• Comfortable sharing knowledge with other team members, upskilling and supporting other and more junior team members when necessary
• Commitment to being a collaborative team player and fostering an attitude that promotes comradery, creativity and innovation
• Ability to liaise with, persuade and influence colleagues and clients at all levels
• Ability to remain organised, prioritise and multi-task particularly when managing a large workload under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to work confidentially, remaining discreet at all times
• Flexibility towards working out of regular hours at busy times

Desirable

• Prior specific experience of media, sports, entertainment and technology related disputes and contentious regulatory work including, for example:
• Music industry related disputes, such as management agreements and other contractual disputes, royalty audits, and IP.
• Film and TV industry related disputes, including clearances, disputes over rights ownership and usage, and IP.
• Reputation management and defamation claims.
• Ability to effectively communicate in other languages
• Burgeoning network or following in the broader entertainment industry
• Some experience in know-how and other content generation and presentation
• Comfortable with public speaking

Qualifications

• Strong academic record
• Solicitor admitted in England & Wales

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Our aim is for all staff to feel welcomed at Sheridans and ultimately be their true self at work. We are proud to promote inclusion & diversity among clients, candidates, and staff as an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to support people who hold Protected Characteristics (under the Equality Act 2010) both internally and externally through supporting practices based solely upon merit.