Commercial Litigation Associate - US Law Firm
- Employer
- Taylor Root
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Closing date
- 26 Feb 2025
- Reference
- JN -012025-281640
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Litigation/Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation
- PQE
- 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years
Job Details

Commercial Litigation Associate (2-4 PQE) - US Law Firm
Location: London
Employment Type: Permanent
A reputable US law firm is seeking a talented Commercial Litigation Associate (2-4 PQE) to join its highly regarded Dispute Resolution team in London. This is a unique opportunity to work on high-profile, multi-jurisdictional litigation for major global clients across sectors such as technology, life sciences, and financial markets.
The Firm & Practice
This firm has a global presence across North America, Europe, and Asia, with an established reputation for handling complex commercial disputes, competition litigation, and class actions. The London office is a key hub for the firm's disputes practice, working seamlessly with teams across multiple jurisdictions. The firm is consistently ranked in Chambers and Legal 500 for its litigation expertise and offers a collaborative, high-performance environment for its lawyers.
The Dispute Resolution team is known for its strategic approach to litigation, representing major multinational clients in their most significant disputes. The practice covers a broad range of contentious matters, including contractual disputes, business torts, regulatory litigation, and competition claims.
The Role
As a Commercial Litigation Associate, you will be involved in high-stakes disputes, working with a team of exceptional litigators on complex and cutting-edge cases. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Advising clients on high-value, multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes.
- Representing clients in competition litigation, including class actions.
- Working closely with teams across the firm's global offices on cross-border matters.
- Drafting pleadings, witness statements, and expert reports.
- Managing case strategy, discovery processes, and trial preparation.
- Advising clients on regulatory and commercial risk management.
Candidate Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
- 2-4 years' PQE from a top-tier UK or international law firm.
- Strong experience in commercial litigation, with exposure to contractual disputes, competition claims, and/or regulatory litigation.
- A strong academic background.
- Excellent analytical, drafting, and communication skills.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a commercial mindset.
Why Join?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading disputes practice, offering:
- A top of the market salary and benefits package.
- Access to high-profile, complex cases with major multinational clients.
- A collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Outstanding training, career development, and progression opportunities.
- A firm with a strong commitment to pro bono work and public interest litigation.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding US law firm in Central London. Please apply now if you wish to be considered for this role.
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Company
Established in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.
We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .
In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.
Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.
Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world's leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.
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