Construction Lawyer
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, London, West End
- Salary
- £55000 - £75000 per annum + Excellent benefits
- Closing date
- 12 Apr 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Junior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Construction
- PQE
- Newly Qualified, 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years
Job Details
Are you seeking a platform for career growth, where things such as secondments in-house, international opportunities and good client contact are all in abundance, then read on.
The firm
This firm is a leading full service commercial are ranked in the Top 200. They have grown year on year, in part due to several heavy-weight Partner hires. They have a growing International client
The firm have a reputation of nurturing and developing legal talent, 50% of all their Partners started at the firm as a trainee, it is this people focused approach which has given them an unrivalled staff retention rate.
They have a completely open-door policy with Partners seated throughout the open plan office with much more junior staff; this even applies to the CEO. You will find there is no hierarchy with even Paralegals being encouraged to share their thoughts. Just recently a Paralegal undertook a training session for a whole team including Partner.
The role
The firm is seeking to hire a Construction Lawyer into their West End office.
You will be joining a highly experienced team of eight people. This is an interesting role given it is dealing with both Contentious and Non-Contentious work, this will make for an interesting role and will not pigeon hole you early on in your career.
You will deal with a good quality of work, working side on side with Chambers ranked Partners. You will deal with SME right up to National companies. They deal with legal and industry support service from inception to completion of construction projects with specialist ability to advise clients during life of contract/project to avoid disputes or lessen impact on progress of project/costs. They carry out all standard non-contentious and contentious work as well as specialising in managing risk in bespoke procurement. They also have significant experience in adjudication both as tribunal and representing parties.
Their construction expertise spans across a range of sectors including commercial, industrial, healthcare, residential, retail and education.
This role comes with good prospects for progression.
Requirements:
- You will be a Construction Lawyer with between NQ-5 years PQE
- You will have sat at least one seat in Construction Law
- If you are stronger on either contentious or non-contentious this is fine as you will have a good level of support and training
- You should have first-class communication skills
- Salary is very competitive, depending on your level of experience, plus an excellent benefits package and bonus structure
This is an excellent Construction Solicitor role based with this Top 200 based in the heart of the West End.
Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.
We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through. Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.
What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.
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