Solicitor – Litigation; Commercial & Construction Disputes

Location:

Scottish Power HQ

Salary:
Competitive + Annual Bonus + Family Healthcare + Car Allowance

At Scottish Power,we’retransforming the UK’s energy system to deliver a cleaner,smarter and more secure future. To support that ambition,we’relooking for a Litigation Solicitor to join our legal team, with a particular focus on commercial disputes and construction related litigation.

This is a role where your legalexpertisewill directly support major infrastructure and energy projects—helping manage risk, resolvedisputesand protect the delivery of critical programmes that underpin the journey to Net Zero.

In this role, you will be working as part of a respected and very collaborative team.

Youwilladvise ona wide variety of disputes including:

• Complexhighvalueconstructiondisputes, linkedto major infrastructure projects.
• Shareholder disputes
• Property litigation
• Complex and high value debt recovery matters
• Contractual disputes

You’llsupport dispute avoidance through early issue identification, contractinterpretationand risk assessment, helping to shape effective dispute strategy and deliver pragmatic, commercially focused outcomes.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, projectteamsand external advisers,you’llmanage disputes from instruction through to resolution, including overseeing external counsel where required. You will have a high level of autonomy with this role.

You’llbe a qualified solicitor with a current UK practising certificateandhave a minimum of 4 years PQE in relation to litigation and dispute resolution matters.

You will have strong experience advising ondisputes, have experience of different forms of dispute resolution processes and ideally have had exposure to construction,engineeringor infrastructure matters,although not essential.

Your experience may have been gained in private practice or within anin-house legal team, andyou’llbe known for your pragmatic, solutions focused approach. Confident engaging with senior stakeholders,you’llcombine strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance legal risk against business priorities and deliver clear, practical advice.

Scottish Power is investing heavily in the future of energy—and legal is at the heart of that transformation. This is a rare opportunity to join a high-profile team, work on game-changing projects, and build a career with real purpose.

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoya number ofother benefits. With our pension scheme,we’lldouble match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At Scottish Power, we believeit’sthelittle thingswe do in life that makea big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.

That’swhy our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including:
  
  Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Planand annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plusshopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and…