A highly respected Scottish law firm is seeking to appoint a Dispute Resolution Legal Director or Partner to be based in the firm’s Aberdeen office. This appointment offers an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the firm’s next phase of strategic development and growth.
The firm is a Legal 500-r anked practice, recognised for its stability, long-term outlook, and genuinely collegiate culture. This role forms part of a deliberate 2026 growth strategy, designed to strengthen and further develop the firm’s dispute resolution capability across Scotland.
Importantly, this is a proactive appointment driven by strategic expansion, rather than succession planning, with clear support and investment from the wider partnership.
The Role
You will work on a broad range of complex civil and commercial disputes, particularly within the Real Estate, Technology and Energy sectors. The role will involve advising on and leading contentious matters including:
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Trust and asset disputes
- Commercial litigation
- Regulatory investigations
- Asset recovery
About You
Applicants should have at least 7 years’ post-qualification experience, ideally gained within a recognised disputes practice, with experience in areas such as:
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Commercial litigation
- Trust disputes
For further information, please contact; Michelle Beaumont for a confidential discussion.
This career opening is one of several Dispute Resolution assignments that Beaumont Legal Recruitment has exclusively been instructed to manage.
Beaumont Legal Recruitment partners with a diverse range of legal firms throughout Scotland, assisting with lateral hire appointments where confidentiality and market knowledge are key.
