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Construction Disputes Lawyer

Employer
QED Legal
Location
Southampton
Salary
£45000 - £65000 per annum
Closing date
28 Sep 2021

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Vacancy Type
Barristers, Private Practice
Experience Level
Not Disclosed
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Construction

Job Details

Construction Disputes Solicitor

Southampton 

One of the leading names in the region, an International law firm with a top tier commercial litigation team, now seeking to recruit an experienced litigator for the construction disputes team.

The firm has acts for an enviable portfolio of clients working closely with other teams to assist clients in delivering a seamless service encompassing everything from large complex international infrastructure projects to domestic construction contracts. This role forms part of a larger commercial litigation team where partner take a proactive approach and teamwork is very much on the agenda.

You will enjoy a varied caseload providing specialist construction advice to an exciting and high profile list of clients including central government departments, household name retailers, utility providers other large contractors and developers, housebuilders and social housing providers, universities and educational establishments, defence contractors, banks and insolvency practitioners.

The disputes we advised on relate to construction and engineering projects, including defending and bringing claims for delay disruption, loss and expense, defective workmanship materials and design to the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) and advising clients in relation to adjudications, arbitrations all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution and insurance related issues.  

To be effective in the role you would ideally have experience in defending and bringing proceedings in the TCC and under the Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes, adjudication, mediation and dispute avoidance and risk avoidance. Ideally you would have a minimum of 2yrs PQE.

The firm offer a highly competitive remuneration package with 1st class training and development that few firms in the region can match.

For more details, please contact Gary at QED Legal or apply online for an immediate response. 

Company

As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your career.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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