Silver Circle Law Firm Reputation Protection Associate 1-4PQE London This ranked international truly full service law firm, employs over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. With offices in London and overseas, the firm undertakes a great deal of cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex work, whilst maintaining the family feel of a City practice. The Reputation Management team have wide expertise in tackling and preventing unwarranted attacks, including securing injunctions to prevent the misuse of private information and the spread of fake news, as well as challenging defamatory content and harassing behaviour, and defusing personal and corporate disputes. The team advise and litigate on all aspects of media and communication law, for both claimants and defendants, including defamation, malicious falsehood, privacy, blackmail, harassment, reporting restrictions, and data protection breaches and compliance. Some of the specific issues we assist with include: Press/pre-publication enquiries about personal/corporate affairs, including from NGOs/regulators/other public bodies Online/social media attacks Blackmail and/or threats to release private/confidential information or threats to publish damaging allegations Obtaining, defending and discharging emergency injunctions Challenging the publication of damaging or private material, both in the media and in a more limited, private or commercial context Inaccurate KYC/compliance database profiles Content clearance and advice to publishers Reputation audits and strategy Media law training/awareness for journalists and communications professionals The team are seeking a candidates with "hands on" media litigation, reputation protection and/or litigation experience who are comfortable handling the following with supervision appropriate to your PQE: Dealing with a varied but exacting client base (including high profile individuals, corporations, families, family offices and charities), quickly winning their trust and confidence and building meaningful relationships. Advising on potential claims in defamation, privacy, confidentiality, harassment and data protection, and managing pre-action engagement, litigation (including emergency injunction applications) and regulatory action, often in terms of crisis. Media crisis management, including responding to media enquiries and threats. Addressing online publications, including identifying publishers and seeking the removal of objectionable content. Preparing and submitting complaints to Regulators, including IPSO, Ofcom, ASA, ICO and the Charity Commission. Supporting clients out of hours and at weekends on occasion, providing urgent round the-clock advice. Negotiating with the media or other interest groups, and experience addressing campaigns. Supervision of trainees and/or more junior members of the team.The role will focus on reputation protection however, there will be the opportunity to take on work from other teams across the Private Department, such as Private Commercial Litigation and Art Law. The ideal candidate will have c.1-4 years PQE and will have trained and qualified with a leading law firm. Some experience of media litigation/reputation protection would be beneficial however, applications from candidates with other litigation backgrounds who can demonstrate a real interest in specialising in media litigation/reputation protection and a willingness to learn will also be considered. Please apply as directed or confidentially contact Aidan McAvinue at Search Legal for more information. Alternatively, if this role is not for you, I am working a variety of Dispute Resolution opportunities with ranked teams in the City London so would be interested to talk to any Dispute Resolution lawyer. Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.