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Senior Associate - Education Litigation

United Kingdom, Birmingham Employment contract · Job Posted June 09, 2026
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Our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team is a national team with a huge reputation for complex litigation. Clients receive an experienced partner led service supported by a team of talented legal directors, associates and solicitors well known for handling the full range of contractual, commercial and corporate disputes across a broad spectrum of industries including banking and finance, manufacturing and distribution, IT, higher education and energy. We've recently invested in our Education litigation offering led by Tara Foulsham, who joined us from Coventry University last year where she spent a number of years as an in-house counsel. Our specialist Education Litigation team works closely with the wider Education team whose combined mission is to help build the colleges and universities of the future. The Education Litigation team deal with a variety of disputes that involve education establishments, from judicial reviews to student claims for breach of contract and discrimination, to challenges the decisions of the sector regulators. Due to significant growth we're continuing with our team expansion and currently have a vacancy for a Senior Associate (6-8PQE) to join and be an integral part of this high performing team. This role offers the chance to work closely with experienced lawyers on high-quality matters, while developing and managing your own caseload and building strong client relationships from the outset of your career.

Job Responsibility

  • Managing your own litigation caseload from start to finish and managing and supervising other members of the team
  • Working alongside senior lawyers to support a wide range of potentially reputationally damaging matters
  • Working with Universities, Colleges and Education sector bodies
  • Assisting on large and complex transactions, with appropriate supervision
  • Handling client and internal enquiries efficiently and professionally
  • Liaising directly with clients and internal stakeholders, particularly the core Education team
  • Working effectively to meet strict deadlines and client and sector priorities
  • Involvement in marketing activities including attending networking events and writing articles for professional journals

Requirements

  • 6-8 PQE
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a busy team
  • Ability to manage own litigation caseload
  • Ability to effectively supervise more junior solicitors
  • Genuine desire to specialise and develop growth in the Education practice
  • High levels of initiative and the ability to thrive in a demanding environment
  • Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skill
  • A strong client-focused mindset, with a commitment to building lasting relationship

What we offer

  • Agile working
  • blended approach to where and how we work
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