PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• Our Commercial Disputes Group advises on a wide range of contractual and non-contractual disputes, including complex commercial litigation, post-M&A claims, shareholder disputes, and cross-border matters for French and international clients.
• Following a successful year, the Paris team is looking to recruit a senior lawyer who will manage their own caseload while working closely with Partners on high-value, complex commercial disputes, supporting the continued expansion of the practice.

THE TEAM

• The Paris Commercial Disputes team at Addleshaw Goddard advises a broad range of French and international clients on complex, high-value commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters. The team is trusted by corporates, financial institutions, investors and multinational groups across a variety of sectors.
• The practice is led by a group of experienced Partners and is recognised for its strength in handling cross-border disputes, strategic litigation, and contentious commercial matters requiring coordinated multi-jurisdictional expertise.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE

• The team handles a wide spectrum of complex commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, post-M&A litigation, shareholder conflicts, unfair competition and cross-border commercial claims. The work is often high-profile, international in scope, and strategically significant for clients operating in France and beyond.
• As a senior lawyer within the team, you will work closely with the Partners, playing a key role in managing client relationships, leading on substantive matters, and contributing to the delivery of innovative and commercially focused dispute resolution strategies. You will also support business development initiatives and help grow the team's profile in the Paris market.
• You will have responsibility for supervising and mentoring junior lawyers, while actively contributing to the development of a collaborative and high-performing team environment. The role offers strong opportunities for progression and increased autonomy.
• The team works closely and collaboratively to deliver exceptional service on large-scale, complex and high-value disputes, often involving coordination with colleagues in Paris and across the wider Addleshaw Goddard international network.

YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE 

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be a French-qualified lawyer (avocat) registered with the Paris Bar with 6 years' PQE, with solid experience in commercial disputes gained within a leading law firm.
• Have solid experience in commercial litigation, with a strong command of French civil and commercial court procedures.
• Demonstrate the ability to handle complex matters with autonomy, rigour and sound judgement.
• Be comfortable operating in an international environment and working in English on a daly basis (full professional fluency required).
• Be a confident stakeholder manager, with evidenced experience of engaging with internal and external stakeholders of all levels.
• Adopt a proactive, structures and solution-oriented approach to legal issues.
• Maintain efficient diary and task management across a range matters, ensuring the accuracy and levels of client service expected within a high performing team.
• Be enthusiastic about the development of your legal skill set and continuous learning.
• Be inquisitive and want to understand our clients, their drivers and what matters to them, so that your advice has quality, imagination, and impact.

Our FIRM

Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment.  Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.

We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.

OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in. 

Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.

Are you up for the challenge?