Careers | Lawyers
Lawyers at Harbottle & Lewis are specialists in their fields and are passionate about the industries in which they operate. We pride ourselves in offering a friendly working environment, as well as a varied and challenging workload and the opportunity to work on some of the most high profile and interesting deals and cases in the media and entertainment industry. For more information, please see some examples of our recent work.
We are committed to further developing your skills and potential as a lawyer, providing internal and external training, and you will be supported in your day-to-day work by highly competent teams of secretaries, IT specialists, know-how managers and marketers.
Below is a selection of current opportunities at Harbottle & Lewis. In addition, we are always interested in hearing from candidates with experience or an interest in the fields of media, entertainment, communications and e-commerce.
Lawyer Vacancies
Litigation Lawyer
We are looking for a solicitor to join the Media and Information Group (MIG) which is part of the Litigation Group. MIG’s work encompasses work of the highest calibre for household names and encompasses all aspects of information law ranging from defamation and privacy actions through to Data Protection and Freedom of Information litigation.
The successful candidate is likely to have a minimum of 2 to 3 years PQE. They will have strong academics, having received high quality training and experience to date. The successful candidate will have the desire and ability to be pro-active and flexible and adapt their skills to work on a very broad range of matters. Strong drafting skills and negotiating experience is essential.
We are seeking the right person to provide the highest quality legal advice delivered in a pragmatic and commercial manner; the role will involve working directly with partners and also with other lawyers in MIG.
Specifically, the successful candidate must be able to:
- demonstrate a good level of knowledge of the substantive law of libel, privacy and data protection (whether or not this has been the candidate’s main practice area previously);
- take responsibility for tasks when appropriate but be able to follow direction competently and efficiently;
- think and act independently and pro-actively when required but know when to ask for help and take instructions;
- adapt to a wide variety of tasks, depending on the nature of the matter or size of the team, and be willing to get involved with all aspects of a matter (from early pre action stage up to trial) whether taking instruction from senior lawyers or managing trainees, and support staff;
- work independently under pressure and progress matters without constant supervision;
- keep other lawyers up to date with the status of cases;
- “pitch in” when working on larger matters and cases, as well as participating in the out of hours rota for urgent media work;
- be confident and sociable as well as discreet when dealing directly with clients;
- take an active role and interest in marketing and business development within the firm;
- communicate to other lawyers in MIG important developments in the area of information law
Candidates wishing to be considered should apply direct. This is a direct recruitment campaign and applications will not be accepted via recruitment agents at this time.
Please contact Emma Haddon at emma.haddon@harbottle.com.