Construction Lawyer

McKinlay Law; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading boutique law firm in London is seeking a NQ – 2 yr PQE lawyer with experience in international arbitration, energy, or construction disputes. The role includes drafting documents, advising clients, and handling litigation matters. This opportunity is ideal for an ambitious lawyer looking to grow their career in a supportive environment prioritizing quality of work over billing targets.

Qualifications

• Ambitious and highly motivated lawyer.
• Experience in international arbitration, energy or construction disputes.
• Capable of managing smaller matters and assisting partners.

Responsibilities

• Draft construction and engineering documents.
• Advise clients on contractual interpretation.
• Handle mediations and court proceedings.

Skills

International arbitration

Energy disputes

Construction disputes

Drafting documents

Advising clients

Job description

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PQE: NQ – 2 Yr

Our client, a leading boutique London law firm, are looking to recruit a lawyer (NQ – 2 yr PQE) with experience in either international arbitration, energy or construction / engineering disputes to join their small team delivering for the firms’ established clients on its portfolio of high-quality construction work.

Duties to include:

• Assisting partners and consultants with their matters as required
• Undertaking smaller matters yourself under the overall supervision of partners and consultants
• Drafting construction and engineering documents including letters of intent, contracts, consultancy appointments, warranties and security documents, as well as documents for contentious matters including instructions to Counsel, pleadings, Court forms and settlement agreements
• Advising clients on points of contractual interpretation, the applicability of relevant statutory requirements and on strategic issues
• Handling and where appropriate appearing at mediations, expert determinations, adjudications, arbitrations and court proceedings
• Assisting with the administration of matters (including time recording, billing, and the engagement of third parties such as Counsel and expert witnesses)
• Assisting generally with the management of paralegals and other staff and supervising others where appropriate
• Recording chargeable time punctually and accurately
• Keeping accurate records of your CPD and other non-chargeable activities

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious and highly motivated lawyer who is looking to process their career in a close knit, forward thinking law firm where the focus is on the quality of work and not annual billing targets.The firm havean established client base and primarily deal withinternational and domestic engineering and construction work.

The PQE level is a guide only and they would welcome applications from experienced solicitors.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.