The Opportunity

This is a key Director hire, offering the opportunity to play a central role in the continued growth and development of our arbitration offering. The role provides access to high-value, complex international disputes across a diverse range of sectors and jurisdictions.

The International Arbitration practice specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration, as well as award enforcement. The team is known for advising on complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes and benefits from strong integration with the wider disputes offering.

What you'll be doing:

You will take a leading role in the development and expansion of the international arbitration practice, acting as both a practitioner and strategic leader within the team.

You will lead and develop an international arbitration practice, with a focus on business generation and market presence.

Act on complex international commercial and investment arbitration matters

Advise on enforcement of arbitral awards across multiple jurisdictions

Handle disputes across key sectors, including energy, construction, and infrastructure

Work closely with the wider disputes and sector teams on cross-border matters

The Firm

At Burges Salmon, you'll do high-quality work, take on responsibility early and learn from approachable leaders in a genuinely collaborative culture. It's a place to grow your expertise, build strong client relationships and shape a career that works for you.

We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have been recognised as RollOnFriday's Best Law Firms to Work for the fifth consecutive year

We also offer flexible working options through our hybrid working model .

Benefits

Click here for our reward package and find out more about the benefits of a legal career with Burges Salmon here .

We're open to flexible, full-time or part-time working patterns and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer we provide a fully accessible recruitment process.

Advert closing date: 14th August