Legal Director

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Job Description

The Firm

Established in 2020, KP Law (previously Keller Postman) is a specialist litigation boutique, focussing on collective redress.

The firm has over 100 employees across offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Liverpool, , representing over 250,000 individual clients across a range of cases in areas such as product liability, competition, worker rights, data breach and privacy and financial services.

The firm’s ethos is to combine the best legal talent with a strong operational and technological platform to enable its clients to pursue cases that could not otherwise be brought against large corporates as a result of their wrongdoing. Uniquely, KP Law is owned and fully financed by a recognised UK litigation funder (Legatus Holdings). All of its cases are for claimants and carried out under contingent fee agreements at no cost or risk to its clients.

KP Law was ranked Tier 1 for Group Litigation: Claimant in The Legal 500 UK Guide 2024. This follows our success in 2023 where we received a commendation for ‘Litigation Boutique Firm of the Year’ at The Lawyer Awards 2023 and won the Race Equality Initiative of the Year at the 2023 Women & Diversity in Law Awards.

The Role

As Legal Director you will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and oversight of all group litigation claims within the role remit, including the supervision and development of all direct reports. In addition, you will work with the wider senior leadership team to develop new case opportunities and act as a subject matter expert within your area of practice.

Role Responsibilities

The role will include, but is not limited to:


  • Strategic leadership of cases, including consideration of legal issues and available resources, to progress litigation and reach successful outcomes for our clients.
  • Acting as subject matter expert and escalation point for all case related queries.
  • Working with other Practice Groups and the Operations Team to build and embed best practice case management processes and systems.
  • Effective management and development of legal and other professional staff.
  • Leading marketing research activities into issues that may lead to successful litigation aligned with our brand.
  • Building and maintaining a wide and varied network of contacts to facilitate the introduction of new matters into the business.

Person Specification


  • Qualified UK solicitor with proven experience in a Legal Director or equivalent senior leadership role.
  • Significant litigation experience, ideally within group claims and collective redress.
  • Knowledge and experience of competition law / experience litigating in the competition appeal tribunal is an advantage.
  • Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and managing teams.
  • Outstanding analytical, innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Highly self-motivated with the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment with consistently high levels of performance.
  • Ability to build rapport easily and create effective working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
  • Innovative mindset with a keen desire to take on new projects.

Our Values

At KP Law, we pride ourselves on being a values-led law firm. Our Values:

Excellence in Everything


  • We deliver high-quality work, ensuring accuracy, and attention to detail in everything we do.
  • We seek continuing competence by embracing feedback, learning from our experiences and that of others, and developing our expertise.
  • We hold ourselves and each other to account for upholding the highest professional standards, ensuring our clients receive exceptional service.

Together We Achieve More


  • We collaborate openly, valuing and respecting diverse perspectives to achieve the best results.
  • We support and trust one another, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute and thrive.
  • We recognise that success is a team effort, sharing knowledge and celebrating each other’s achievements.

There’s Always a Way


  • We approach challenges with a positive and proactive mindset, exploring creative and practical solutions.
  • We take ownership of problems, staying committed and resilient until we achieve the best outcome.
  • We embrace change and adaptability, seeing obstacles as opportunities to improve and innovate.

Our Benefits

We strive to offer a rounded benefits package, that employees value, no matter what stage of their career they are in. Current benefits include:

  • Annual discretionary bonus scheme
  • Company contributory pension scheme
  • Hybrid working
  • Life assurance
  • Cash-back healthcare scheme
  • Enhanced family friendly polices
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Subsidised gym membership
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Staff referral scheme

Equal Opportunities

Our approach to our people is underpinned by our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and well-being. Our ambition is to build a richly diverse workforce made up of the best talent in our industry. With a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues.

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Location:
London
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Legal

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