Associate - Construction PI

Clyde & Co; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in London is seeking an experienced associate or senior associate specialized in Construction Professional Indemnity. The candidate will be responsible for advising contractors and consultants on complex construction claims, resolving disputes, and managing risk issues. Candidates should possess 2-5 years of post-qualification experience, a relevant legal qualification, and a good grasp of construction claims. The firm is committed to inclusivity and offers tailored benefits including healthcare and retirement planning.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Retirement planning support

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• 2 - 5 PQE with relevant post qualification experience.
• Good knowledge and experience in construction claims.
• Completion of a Training Contract or equivalent needed.

Responsibilities

• Advise and defend D&B contractors and consultants on claims.
• Resolve construction disputes and errors.
• Engage in financial disputes and risk management.

Skills

Construction claims knowledge

Legal research

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Education

Legal Practice Course or equivalent

Qualified solicitor

Job description

The Role

Department: Insurance Financial Professional Disputes - Construction Professional Indemnity

Location: London

Role: Permanent

The Team

Our professional liability lawyers have extensive experience of acting for construction professionals and their insurers across all industry sectors. Our team works together to provide fast and effective solutions to the complex claims that clients find themselves challenged with.

This role will include advising and defending D&B contractors, engineers, architects, project managers, surveyors and other consultants and their insurers on claims and risk management issues. This involves resolving construction disputes, errors and omissions, defects claims and financial disputes as well as all aspects of construction insurance.

Essential Skills & Experience

We are looking for an experienced associate or senior associate with a background in Construction Professional Indemnity to join our leading team in London.

The successful candidate will deal with all facets of contentious construction and construction-related professional indemnity and liability insurance work.

• We are ideally looking for a candidate at 2 - 5 PQE who has relevant post qualification experience with a leading firm. Please note that our PQE levels are a guide, and all suitable candidates will be considered.
• The successful candidate should have good knowledge and experience in construction claims.
• Must be a qualified solicitor. Successful completion of a Training Contract (or equivalent) and relevant education (Legal Practice Course; Graduate Diploma in Law (if non-Law graduate).
• The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practising solicitors to have a practising certificate; and
• All solicitors and registered European lawyers in legal practice or employment in England & Wales must comply with the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's continuing professional development scheme (CPD Scheme)

Role Competency Requirements

Technical Excellence

Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it

Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially

Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively

People and Team

Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others

Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others

Leadership: creating high performing teams

Client Relationships and Business Development

Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining, and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities

Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers

Cross-selling and business development

Finance and Practice Management

Finance management and understanding of the business

Project management: ensuring projects are delivered

Knowledge sharing

Personal Effectiveness

Communication

Clarity of thinking

Personal contribution

This is the job description as constituted at present; however the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.

About Clyde & Co

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavors and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realize their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

We offer a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning and wellbeing initiatives.

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

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