Civil Fraud Litigator

Job description

Civil Fraud Litigator - 6+ years PQE

Location: London

Brief

We are looking to recruit a litigator with 6 yrs+ PQE to join the civil fraud and asset recovery team in our London office.

The Role

The civil fraud and asset recovery team sits within our Litigation, Regulatory & Tax department and specializes in cases involving allegations of fraud/dishonesty, where there is often an early emphasis on devising and implementing an asset recovery strategy. The team's expertise therefore encompasses interim remedies such as financial disclosure applications, search orders, and freezing injunctions.

Much of our work has an international dimension. For example, we act for the Danish tax authority (SKAT) against Sanjay Shah and numerous other defendants in a £1.44bn fraud dispute. The 12-month trial began in April 2024, following two preliminary issue trials (including one which was appealed to the Supreme Court). Related proceedings are ongoing in Denmark, Germany, the US, Malaysia, Dubai and the DIFC. We also act for six defendants in a $1.9bn fraud claim brought by Privatbank, the largest (and now state-owned) bank in Ukraine. A 13-week trial took place last year and judgment is awaited. Both cases were recognized by The Lawyer Top 20 cases for 2022 and 2024.

Our other clients include banks, corporates, insolvency practitioners and foreign lawyers. Our cases often relate to the banking and financial services sectors, but fraud can happen anywhere and so we also have broad experience of working across other sectors.

Please note that the role relates only to civil litigation. It is not a corporate crime or regulatory role (we have a separate team which specializes in these areas).

The Candidate Required

The team has enjoyed rapid growth in recent years and we are looking for a high-quality candidate to help manage our busy practice and contribute to our future growth. Prior experience of fraud disputes is desirable; however, we will consider applications from exceptional candidates who lack such experience but can demonstrate knowledge of the area and a genuine interest in specializing in it.

Civil fraud is a highly technical area and so we are looking for a candidate with good technical ability. The candidate must also have a strong work ethic - including a willingness to work at unsocial hours when necessary, for example when we are preparing freezing injunction applications or working to tight deadlines.

Our cases involve serious allegations and this can, at times, make the work stressful and intense. We are therefore looking for a candidate with strong personal attributes such as integrity, determination and resilience. We are also a close-knit team and the candidate's soft skills - such as their emotional intelligence and teamwork - will be assessed during any interview process.

The successful candidate will be given a lot of responsibility from the outset, so will need to have the confidence and personal skills required to interact well with clients. They will also be encouraged, like all members of our team, to develop the team's brand and their own personal profile. Although we would not expect any candidate to have a fully-formed business plan, an interest in business development and some examples of how they might seek to support the team's marketing efforts will be regarded positively.

Testimonials

'Pinsents have an experienced and incisive team which can compete with the Magic Circle at lower rates without compromising client and case attention.'

'Go-to practice for large, cross-border matters, often involving financial services. Very accessible in terms of how they provide advice and bring in third party experts to support where appropriate'

Legal 500 2023

\"The whole team are hugely responsive, ready to listen and provide clear, concise instructions.\"

Chambers 2024

\"The team knows fraud inside out. They are able to digest all the detail, understand it and explain it to others.\"

\"The lawyers are very professional, clear-headed and impressive.\"

\"Pinsent Masons is professional and client-focused.\"

Chambers 2023

About the Firm

Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,800 employees operating out of 28 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.

The firm has significant multinational credentials in the financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Services provided across these sectors include asset management and investment funds, corporate and M&A, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technology and tax advice.

We value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our people can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever their ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics. We have embedded a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which our people can flourish.

We stand out for our innovative approach to service delivery. For example, the firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology and project management solutions, operates a hub of freelance lawyers, called Vario, and a global Diversity and Inclusion consultancy, Brook Graham.

Put simply, we offer a wide range of professional services to our clients, enabled by our breadth of expertise, our culture and values, and our innovative approach.

Awards

We're being recognised equally by commentators and other market movers through a plethora of awards spanning every region and culminating in being named law firm of the year by Legal Business, the FT's most innovative law firm in Europe (for the third time in eight years), winning their sustainability award in Asia Pacific and being ranked as Thomson Reuters' leading legal brand in their UK index.

We have been recognised as by Stonewall as a Top Global Employer. Recognising that we are a leading employer in advancing LGBT+ inclusion. Pinsent Masons is recognised as a 'Top Ten Employer for Working Families in 2023' for the seventh consecutive year. We are accredited as a Disability Confident Employer by the Department for Work & Pensions and we were the first law firm to sign up the global Valuable 500 .

Please click here to view full list of our global awards and nominations - www.pinsentmasons.com/accolades

Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Johenn Choi, who can discuss the role and requirements.

We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents. If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you do this, please let us know.

Contact details:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johenn-choi

[email protected]

#LI-LRJCBriefWe are looking to recruit a litigator with 6 yrs+ PQE to join the civil fraud and asset recovery team in our London office.