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Associate/Senior Associate - Procurement Litigation

Hybrid in Bristol·Added 5 days ago (last checked 7 Oct)

Bevan Brittan

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Overview

Job details

  • Hybrid

    Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday

    Per the ad, which doesn’t say whether bank holidays are on top.

  • Cycle to work scheme

    Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Requirements

  • Be near Bristol for hybrid days

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have 5+ years of experience

    Mid-level role.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

We are looking for a 5-to-8-year PQE lawyer to join the team.

The successful applicant will possess the following skills key to the role:

  • Knowledge of public procurement law including the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023
  • Dispute resolution and litigation experience
  • Knowledge of/experience in public law litigation and/or commercial litigation
  • An aptitude for drafting and legal analysis
  • An ability to supervise junior lawyers effectively
  • A keenness to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels
  • An ability to build strong relationships with clients and intermediaries
  • Strong communication skills with a professional approach to work
  • Confidence in working directly with clients
  • Excellent project management skills and the ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
  • A practical and commercial approach
  • A genuine interest in business development
  • Strong financial management of client matters.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an additional 5 days)
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Private medical insurance through Vitality
  • Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
  • Life assurance
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to work scheme

The role

Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors.

Supported by our valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services.

As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we're part of.

Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2025/26 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for a thirteenth consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people.

Looking to the future, we're targeting ambitious growth and success. And we're looking for the best people to be part of it.

What you'll do

You will be working as part of a national procurement litigation team consisting of 8 qualified lawyers who primarily work out of the Bristol and Leeds offices. You will also be working within our wider corporate, commercial and public law litigation team with the opportunity to be involved in wider disputes work including: judicial review, complex IT disputes, claims for injunctive relief, corporate litigation (including breach of warranty claims and shareholder disputes), contentious IP, defamation/harassment actions, breach of confidentiality claims, commercial contract disputes, and professional negligence.

How you'll work

There are no requirements in relation to a particular number of days in the office. We prefer our teams to have a high degree of flexibility to determine where they will work from based on client and team needs.

We operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and people. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday, but we're open to our people working more flexibly around those times and welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions about this. We try to offer you the flexibility to work your week in a way that suits you.

About Bevan Brittan

Industry
Business, professional and financial services

In their own words

About the company & team

Our procurement litigation team sits within Bevan Brittan's commercial and public law litigation department and advises clients on a wide range of contentious procurement matters, from the provision of advice around procurement risk management to conducting High Court litigation to trial. Our clients include major corporates (across a range of markets including IT, infrastructure, construction, transport, and energy), central government departments, local authorities, and NHS bodies. We act for both Claimants and Defendants, giving our lawyers the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills where no two days are the same.

We are a highly renowned team, described by Chambers 2026 as having "a formidable litigation arm dedicated to procurement challenges".

In addition to procurement disputes, the team advises on a range of commercial disputes for both private sector and public sector clients.

When we ask colleagues what makes Bevan Brittan a great place to work, the most popular thing they say is "the people". The overwhelming consensus is that we make time for each other. We welcome questions and support each other. Naturally, we look for new colleagues who align with our values.

Additional information

We're committed to supporting your professional and personal development needs.This means that we offer a range of tailored training courses and you will have lots of opportunity to learn from those around you. We actively encourage progression and this is reflected in our annual review and promotion processes. You will be supported by your line manager to achieve your full potential.

As a Bevan Brittan employee, you'll have access to a variety of services that support your wellbeing. We've pledged our commitment to The Mindful Business Charter and lots of our people contribute to our Wellbeing Responsible Business strand, which organises an annual calendar of wellbeing events and initiatives.

Our shared aim is that everyone is welcome and can feel comfortable being themselves at Bevan Brittan. To support this, we actively value and promote equality, diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. You'll be empowered and supported through our employee led networks, diverse colleagues, and a broad range of firmwide initiatives.

Recognising the unique contributions that a diverse workforce can bring to our business, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We take great pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or have any questions, please get in touch with our recruitment team by emailing recruitment@bevanbrittan.com

To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of Bevan Brittan's identity. Our colleagues are heavily involved in shaping and delivering activity across the four pillars of our Responsible Business strategy : Community Engagement; Environmental Sustainability; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion; and Wellbeing.

Our people deliver pro bono legal work for charities and not-for-profit organisations. We play an active role in our local communities and donated £100,000 across our four regional office charities last year. We are also proudly carbon neutral. We've achieved the UN's Climate Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan focuses on achieving our net zero carbon target by 2040.

Collectively, the four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues' wellbeing; offer an environment in which everyone can progress on merit, give something back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.

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