Our client are Legal 500 and Chambers recommended as one of East Anglia’s leading law firms.
The firm offers a broad range of legal advice to individuals and companies in respect of a large range of legal services both nationally and internationally and are consistently ranked highly for providing excellent client service.
They now wish to recruit a newly or recently qualified Construction Lawyer. Ideally, candidates should have had exposure to a broad range of contentious and non-contentious construction work during their training and/or within their current role, including, in particular, experience dealing with:
- Acting in adjudications and Technology and Construction Court (TCC) matters
- Providing high-quality, commercial advice to developers, main contractors, sub-contractors, and construction professionals
- Reviewing and drafting construction contracts and related documents
- Business development experience, including networking
The Construction team carry out a high calibre of work and have been credited with being one of the best in the region. Working with both companies and individuals, the team act on a vast range of matters locally and nationally and pride themselves on building strong relationships.
You must be able to:
- Manage own caseload and assist others in the team
- Manage own financial housekeeping
- Conduct meetings with clients both face to face and remotely
- Assess legal issues and advise accordingly / conduct legal research / advise on costs and scope of work
- Draft documents and letters of advice
- Keep up to date with law and practice
- Have excellent communication and team skills
BENEFITS
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working
- Personal pension scheme
- Group life assurance
- Support and funding for further professional qualifications
- Private health insurance
- In-house health & wellbeing sessions
- Car parking