Role Overview & Daily Responsibilities:
Contentious Construction Work:
- Manage a varied caseload of contentious construction matters, including litigation, arbitration, adjudication, and mediation.
- Advise clients on construction disputes involving defects, delays, payment issues, and contract breaches.
- Draft and review pleadings, witness statements, and expert reports.
- Represent clients in court, arbitration, and adjudication hearings.
- Engage in settlement negotiations and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes.
Non-Contentious Construction Work:
- Assist in drafting and negotiating construction contracts, subcontracts, and collateral warranties.
- Provide advice on procurement routes, project risk management, and contract administration.
- Advise on standard form contracts, such as JCT, NEC, and FIDIC, and bespoke agreements.
Client Engagement and Development:
- Build and maintain strong client relationships by providing clear, commercially focused advice.
- Work collaboratively with other teams within the firm to deliver a full-service offering to clients.
- Participate in business development activities, including networking events, seminars, and client presentations.
Compliance and Risk Management:
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and firm policies.
- Manage client expectations effectively, providing realistic assessments of outcomes and risks.
Employment Benefits Package:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Increasing holiday entitlement following 2 and 5 years service
- Optional holiday purchase scheme through salary sacrifice
- Pension contributions
- Life assurance scheme
- Private healthcare scheme
- Discounted legal services
- Firmwide reward & recognition scheme
- Mental health and well-being scheme
- Enhanced parental leave package
- Travel scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Sports and social clubs
- Free snacks
- Long service awards & rewards
- Hybrid working
About the business:
- Our client are a leading law firm with a global outreach, whilst offering an independent organisational feel.
- As a renowned multi-servicing law firm, they boast excellent work quality, a strong client base and experienced professionals throughout.
- The firm are a 'people first' organisation that has a genuine passion for their employees welfare and career advancement.
- With a superb employee offering, highly competitive salaries, leading training & development and flexibility for staff, this truly is a great firm to work for.
Required Attributes:
- As the successful candidate, you will need experience in construction law
- Exposure handling a range of contentious construction & engineering matters, with ideally some non-contentious exposure