Associate - Construction (non-contentious )

Browne Jacobson LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing initiatives

Enhanced parental leave

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Browne Jacobson LLP is seeking an Associate to join its Construction Team in Birmingham, focusing on non-contentious matters. You will advise on building, construction and engineering projects, delivering practical, commercially focused solutions to a diverse client base.

The role offers substantial responsibility, exposure to complex instructions, collaboration across disciplines, and opportunities to contribute to business development within a high‑performing firm.

Qualifications

• Experience working on non-contentious construction matters.
• Strong commercial awareness and a practical problem-solving approach.
• Ability to deliver clear, pragmatic advice to clients.
• Excellent communication skills and client relationship building.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Interest in business development and networking.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on building, construction and engineering projects with commercial focus.
• Navigate complex construction law issues and provide pragmatic solutions.
• Explain regulations and contractual provisions clearly to clients.
• Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and support PII team when needed.
• Contribute to business development, seminars, articles and client updates.

Skills

Non-contentious construction

Commercial awareness

Client relationship building

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Business development interest

Collaborative approach

Education

Qualified solicitor (UK)

Job description

Browne Jacobson's Construction Team continues to grow, and we are looking to recruit an Associate to support existing workflows and play a key role in the continued expansion of our practice. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded team working on a broad range of high-quality construction matters, with a primary focus on non-contentious work. The role offers excellent levels of responsibility, exposure to complex and varied instructions, and the chance to develop your career within a collaborative and supportive environment. What does the role involve? As an Associate within our Construction Team, you will provide high-quality legal advice to a diverse client base, delivering practical and commercially focused solutions. You will be involved in a broad range of construction and engineering matters and will be expected to:

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on a variety of building, construction and engineering projects, providing clear and commercially focused guidance.
• Assist clients in navigating complex construction law issues, helping to identify effective and pragmatic solutions.
• Interpret and apply detailed regulations, contractual provisions and procedures, explaining legal concepts clearly and confidently to clients.
• Support other practice areas where appropriate, including providing technical construction expertise to our Professional Indemnity Team.
• Work collaboratively across disciplines, drawing on your commercial awareness and problem-solving skills to support clients and colleagues.
• Contribute to business development and marketing initiatives, including presenting seminars, delivering workshops, writing articles, blogs and client updates, and helping to raise the profile of the team.
• Take ownership of responsibilities aligned to your personal development goals, with support to build your expertise and progress your career.

We are keen to hear from talented construction lawyers who are looking to develop their career within a forward-thinking and ambitious team.

Essential qualifications

• Experience working on non-contentious construction matters.
• Strong commercial awareness and a practical, common-sense approach to problem solving.
• The ability to provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused advice to clients.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to build trusted client relationships.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to quickly assimilate complex information.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively to tight deadlines.
• A proactive and inquisitive mindset, with a willingness to embrace new challenges and opportunities.
• An interest in business development and networking, including attendance at client, industry and firm events.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to develop strong relationships with colleagues across the firm.

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age. We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.