NQ Associate in Construction
- Recruiter
- Eversheds
- Location
- Leeds
- Posted
- 25 Jul 2014
- Closes
- 29 Jul 2014
- Ref
- 1412503
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Litigation/Dispute Resolution
- PQE
- Newly Qualified
- Experience Level
- Junior Level
About Eversheds
Recognised by The Lawyer magazine as part of the “Litigation Elite”, Eversheds’ team of experts acts for major clients throughout the world. Our people regularly deal with large-scale matters involving multiple jurisdictions for multi-nationals through our award winning and ground-breaking approach to project management. We are lawyers who think strategically as well as legally, and provide our team with the resources they need to use their skills to the fullest.
Eversheds’ construction and engineering lawyers are acknowledged experts when it comes to large scale projects and disputes avoidance and management. We utilise the experience and commercial expertise of our people to ensure deals are delivered on time and problems resolved in a straightforward and commercial manner. Acting for governments, public bodies, multinational and major national corporations and international contractors, the matters we deal with are often leading edge and highly significant. As part of one of the largest teams of its kind in the world, our people have the support they need to deliver excellence.
We have an opportunity for 2 Newly Qualified Associates to join the Construction team in Leeds. This role can be adapted to be either a non-contentious/projects role or a disputes role.
Key responsibilities:
Working directly with the Partner and Associates in the team, you will receive a varied and exciting mixed workload both contentious and non-contentious. This would include contract drafting, handling adjudications, working in teams on large scale disputes, undertaking document management, witness statements and project management.
The client base is mainly Employer, including many public sector bodies, but also includes work for contractors and consultants. The projects on which we work are interesting and diverse and include: Oil and Gas projects, water infrastructure schemes, energy from waste schemes; nuclear and engineering projects.
Working closely with our Real Estate lawyers, the team also provides construction law input on more traditional development projects in the commercial, retail and leisure sectors. Our clients include developers, funders and large corporate occupiers.
The team also advises on the design and construction aspects of PFI/PPP projects in UK and Europe. This includes dispute work as well as contract drafting and negotiating.
Skills and experience:
You will have some experience of contentious/non-contentious construction work and have good commercial acumen.
Key competencies:
You will be a team player with the ability to build rapport with both clients and colleagues.
We're a modern, progressive law firm. We think differently and we've built a culture where individual skills and personalities can shine through. At Eversheds, we believe that innovation comes from a culture of genuine equality and diversity and we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, or once in post.
Eversheds endeavours to recruit and fill vacancies directly. However, when we do need to engage with agencies, Eversheds operates within a preferred supplier list.
Salary range:
Competitive
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