The Department

Mishcon de Reya LLP has one of the largest and most comprehensive Dispute Resolution offerings in London; over half of the Firm's lawyers are litigators. From a core of Fraud litigators, we have built a team that covers most major areas of the Dispute Resolution world including White Collar Crime & Investigations, Tax, Competition and Anti-Trust, International Arbitration, Intellectual Property and Fraud Defence & Business Disputes. Each dispute requires a bespoke solution, sometimes aggressive, sometimes measured. We fight our client's corner: we take ownership of our client's dispute so that we can resolve it as effectively as possible. We fiercely guard our clients' interests.

Our fraud lawyers are part of the largest dedicated group of international injunction specialists in the UK. Ranked in Tier 1 by Legal 500, the group is known for being one of the leading civil fraud teams in London.

Protecting our clients' interests and meeting their objectives, is at the heart of what we do. Our team has a proven track record acting in high-profile, multi-jurisdictional fraud cases, worth billions of pounds. Wherever possible we seek pre-emptive relief to locate and freeze assets and preserve evidence. We created the International Fraud Group, which gives us a critical edge when securing piggyback injunctions beyond our London base.

We often coordinate fraud claims globally, using our own expertise and that of our International Fraud Group, to run parallel civil, regulatory and criminal proceedings, as necessary. We work together seamlessly to offer coordinated, multi-jurisdictional strategies.We provide bespoke legal strategies to every client, crafting a response based on a client's your appetite, budget and depending on the nuances of each case.

Our Civil Fraud team is at the forefront of legal innovation, offering unparalleled expertise and a proactive approach to both defending against and pursuing civil fraud claims. Our formidable team has multidisciplinary expertise and we often work alongside our cyber risk and complex investigations team, our insolvency team, our white-collar crime team and our private prosecutions team to deliver an all-encompassing solution, tailored to our clients' needs.

Our services include:

• Tracing stolen assets in the UK and overseas.
• Worldwide asset freezing orders.
• Search and seizure orders - worldwide.
• Third party disclosure orders - UK and worldwide.
• International enforcement of orders and judgments.
• Legality of investigative techniques.
• Insolvency and recoveries.
• Civil injunctions - including freezing orders, search orders and disclosure orders
• Sanctions advice.
• Bribery and corruption investigations - UK and worldwide.
• Investigations by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, professional regulators and Government bodies.
• Money laundering compliance issues.
• Restraint and confiscation proceedings.
• Criminal complaints.

Duties and Responsibilities

We are looking for an Associate to join our busy team. Candidates will ideally have between 2-4 years PQE and be confident in managing client relationships, workloads and priorities. We are looking for proactive applicants who are ambitious and have lots of drive and enthusiasm. Candidates should be commercial, creative legal thinkers wanting to develop a business, who are able to approach matters both from a legal as well as a commercial perspective. Sound commercial acumen is therefore a necessity, as well as the ability to 'think on your feet'.

In the context of the above, successful candidates are expected:

• To manage all client work allocated by the Partners and other solicitors within the Group and sometimes across the wider Department.
• To ensure that all client work is progressed in a timely fashion and that the client is kept regularly informed on progress and costs.
• At all times to exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner.
• To demonstrate excellent written and interpersonal skills in order to meet the drafting and presentation aspects of the role.
• To ensure the confidentiality and security of all the Firm's client documentation and information.
• To demonstrate excellent organisational and prioritising skills to meet the demands of challenging and commercial internal and external clients.
• To demonstrate a willingness to support clients out of hours and on weekends (on occasion), providing urgent round-the-clock advice.
• To achieve agreed levels of billing and time recording.
• To maintain clear communication links with colleagues in the Firm.
• To ensure good working relationships with colleagues, clients and external organisations.
• To take responsibility for and attend to self-development.
• To be active in promoting the services of the Firm, in liaison with the Head of the Group and other Partners.
• To take a keen interest in undertaking business development activities both internally and externally.

Skills/Experience

• Civil fraud and injunctive experience preferred.
• Excellent team player.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to effectively manage own workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Personable and confident, able to build relationships with partners/ key stakeholders.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Adaptable and flexible approach.
• Pro-active and takes initiative.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning seven core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Impact; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover, MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE, MDRi (in Hong Kong) and MDRx. The Group also includes MDR Lab, which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk about flexible working.

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