Associate - Litigation

2026-10-01T00:00:00

Location: Carrington, Midlothian, GB, EH23 4

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2026-10-30T17:05:05.287

Job Description

We are newly recruiting for an Associate to join our busy Finance Litigation team in Glasgow or Edinburgh. This role is offered on a flexible working basis and would best suit a Scottish qualified Solicitor between NQ-5 year's PQE, looking for a new career opportunity with clear routes for progression.

Your Role

As a key addition to our growing team in Scotland, you can expect to be involved with:

Varied work spanning financial services with clients including clearing banks, private banks, building societies and/or niche lenders together with commercial dispute resolution cases

Working closely alongside our Partners in Glasgow and Edinburgh on complex work, projects and the long-term development of the team

Collaborating with colleagues across other teams and office locations

Participating in business development, nurturing new and existing client relationships

Your Skills & Experience

We are looking for:

A Scottish, E&W or dual-qualified Solicitor with financial or commercial litigation background

A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines

Commercial awareness with enthusiasm for business development and an appetite for keeping up-to-date with the latest legal developments

Ability to understand your client's business needs, and act in the best interest of the firm and the client

An ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative culture

Your Team

TLT has one of the largest dedicated Financial Services Disputes practices in the UK, with partner led teams in all jurisdictions. We act for a range of financial institutions including large UK banks, international banks, challenger banks and fintechs, giving commercial and practical advice to resolve disputes. We advise across the whole spectrum of contentious issues associated with commercial, business and consumer finance, including dispute resolution, pre-litigation management and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

About TLT

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT's successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards. Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.

In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.

Our Benefits

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.

We're happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role. TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on Recruitment.

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Job DescriptionWe are newly recruiting for an Associate to join our busy Finance Litigation team in Glasgow or Edinburgh. This role is offered on a flexible working basis and would best suit a Scottish qualified Solicitor between NQ-5 year's PQE, looking for a new career opportunity with clear routes for progression.Your RoleAs a key addition to our growing team in Scotland, you can expect to be involved with: Varied work spanning financial services with clients including clearing banks, private banks, building societies and/or niche lenders together with commercial dispute resolution casesWorking closely alongside our Partners in Glasgow and Edinburgh on complex work, projects and the long-term development of the teamCollaborating with colleagues across other teams and office locationsParticipating in business development, nurturing new and existing client relationshipsYour Skills & ExperienceWe are looking for: A Scottish, E&W or dual-qualified Solicitor with financial or commercial
litigation backgroundA forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlinesCommercial awareness with enthusiasm for business development and an appetite for keeping up-to-date with the latest legal developmentsAbility to understand your client's business needs, and act in the best interest of the firm and the clientAn ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative cultureYour TeamTLT has one of the largest dedicated Financial Services Disputes practices in the UK, with partner led teams in all jurisdictions.We act for a range of financial institutions including large UK banks, international banks, challenger banks and fintechs, giving commercial and practical advice to resolve disputes. We advise across the whole spectrum of contentious issues associated with commercial, business and consumer finance, including dispute
resolution, pre-litigation management and Alternative Dispute Resolution.About TLTFast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT's successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards.Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice
and to contribute to the success of TLT.Our BenefitsWe value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.We're happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role. TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual
orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on Recruitment.#####

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