Senior Commercial Procurement Litigation Solicitor

Douglas Scott are working with an established national Commercial department is continuing to grow and is now seeking an experienced Senior / Principal Associate to play a key role within its Corporate & Commercial Litigation team.
 
The department advises a wide range of public‑ and private‑sector clients across healthcare, local authorities, emergency services, and social housing. The work spans the full project lifecycle — from structuring and operational support through to termination, expiry, and the full spectrum of disputes that arise along the way.
 
You will join a high‑performing, collaborative team handling complex, high‑value commercial and procurement disputes, many of which are strategically important and sector‑leading. This is a role that offers genuine responsibility, outstanding career progression and exposure to major national workstreams.
 
The Role

• Lead and support on a broad caseload of commercial disputes, with a strong emphasis on public procurement challenges and complex contractual litigation.
• Act for predominantly public‑sector clients across health, local government, emergency services and social housing.
• Manage matters from early strategy through to High Court proceedings and all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
• Work closely with clients, counsel, sector experts and colleagues across the commercial practice.
• Take on early responsibility for client relationships and help drive forward the development of the commercial litigation offering.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in public procurement disputes and complex commercial litigation.
• Excellent drafting skills and the ability to produce clear, strategic advice.
• Strong interpersonal skills and confidence managing clients, counsel and experts.
• Experience preparing for and running High Court litigation, as well as ADR.
• Strong organisation, time‑management, and an eye for detail.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively across contentious and non‑contentious teams.

This is an ideal role for a commercially minded litigator who enjoys high‑quality, intellectually challenging work and wants to develop leadership skills within a supportive, ambitious team.
 
The role can be based from any UK office but has no minimum office requirement.