At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our IP team to support valuation and damages strategies in disputes.
- Company: Bird & Bird, a leading international law firm with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Flexible working, competitive salary, bonuses, and personal development opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace with a focus on diversity and career growth.
- Why this job: Be part of a growing team and make a real impact in exciting legal disputes.
- Qualifications: Relevant qualification in finance or economics, strong analytical and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
We are looking to recruit a Valuations & Damages Specialist to join our IP team in London. This is an exciting new opportunity supporting the Head of Valuation & Damages in London, working alongside the legal team to develop and execute the strategy for valuation and/or damages element of disputes.
Key Responsibilities
- You will be a part of a new & growing team within Bird & Bird, so you'll have the opportunity to be an integral part in building out something new.
- This is a great opportunity to move "in house" to see the wider aspects of a dispute and to build meaningful relationships with legal teams, barristers and our clients.
- The focus will be on IP disputes, but with opportunities to work with the Sports, Dispute Resolution and Competition teams.
What you'll bring
- Must hold a relevant qualification, either an accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or economist.
- Exceptional analytical skills required, strong communication skills, and a strategic thinker.
- Experience of working in disputes setting calculating damages and/or valuing businesses and other assets for litigation and/or arbitration.
- Experience of drafting (all or parts of) expert reports.
- Ability to explain complex financial concepts or analysis to people unfamiliar with the topics.
- Very strong Word and Excel skills.
What's in it for you
- Our agile approach to office and remote working enables you to find the right balance to deliver at your best.
- Progress your career and personal development with our award-winning development programmes, from our global mentoring scheme to our bespoke coaching opportunities.
- Equip yourself with a broad range of technical and business skills as well as a deep understanding of business issues through our skills-based curriculum.
- Competitive, market-led salary and bonus structure.
- Family friendly policies as well as health schemes and wellbeing support.
- A flexible benefits package which allows you to tailor your benefits to your current needs and lifestyle.
In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, Bird & Bird operates two discretionary bonus schemes. We offer a performance related bonus that reflects the contributions you make to the firm. We know an inclusive culture, alongside a diverse workforce, makes us more innovative and agile, so whilst some of the criteria for being awarded a bonus is based on chargeable hours, we also include an allowance for hours spent contributing to Diversity & Inclusion, ESG, and Pro Bono work. We see 'winning work' as significantly different to the day-to-day business development activities you carry out as part of your role as an Associate, so in addition to the Performance Bonus, Bird & Bird are keen to reward Associates for winning work. Winning Work Bonuses are paid in addition to the Performance Bonus and are intended to be a thank you for your contribution to introducing a client or generating additional work from an existing client.
If you require any assistance, please email us at talentacquisitionlondon@twobirds.com. To apply, click on the 'apply' button to submit your details. Bird & Bird opens up a world of possible for lawyers everywhere. Here you can advise major enterprises and high-growth businesses on matters that are often transformative in nature, and alongside people who are truly collegiate in the way they work with everyone at Bird & Bird. We are one international firm, where over 70% of our work involves teams from across our firm. And that is only going to increase. It is this common purpose and shared approach that makes for a more productive, and collaborative place to work.
If you want to find out more, visit www.twobirds.com. As a disability and neurodiversity inclusive employer we want to ensure that you have a barrier-free recruitment experience at Bird & Bird. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please provide details to your recruitment contact who will be in touch to discuss any details provided and understand more about your individual adjustment needs.
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