Construction Solicitor

SaccoMann; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Leeds is seeking a Construction Litigation Partner or Senior Solicitor. The role offers a collaborative environment and hybrid working arrangements. Ideal candidates will have strong construction dispute management skills, leadership capabilities, and excellent client communication. You’ll supervise junior team members and handle both private and public sector cases, contributing to the firm's growth and culture of excellence.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Career progression opportunities

Flexible hybrid working environment

Supportive culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing contentious construction issues and disputes.
• Strong leadership skills with previous supervisory or mentoring experience.
• Excellent communication and client management abilities.
• Adaptability to work across a diverse range of sectors within construction law.
• Ambition to contribute to a growing, forward-thinking firm.

Responsibilities

• Managing construction disputes and providing expert advice on contentious matters.
• Supervising and mentoring junior team members.
• Assisting in leading the local construction team to deliver high-quality work.
• Handling cases across both private and public sectors, including project support, claims, and disputes.
• Collaborating seamlessly with other teams and offices to ensure client objectives are met.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication abilities

Construction dispute management

Adaptability to different sectors

Job description

Employer SaccoMann Location Leeds Salary Strong package available - appropriate for Level and contribution Closing date 15 Jan 2026

View more categories View less categories Practice area Construction and civil engineering Contract type Permanent Hours Full time PQE 7 years+ ,Partner Position Solicitor Sector Private practice

Construction Solicitor | Senior (INCLUDING PARTNER LEVEL) | Leeds | Flexible Hybrid Working

Our client, a highly regarded and expanding law firm based in Leeds, is seeking a Construction Litigation Partner or Senior Solicitor to join their dynamic team. Offering hybrid working arrangements and a collaborative work environment, this role provides an excellent opportunity for a senior solicitor to take their career to the next level. You will be responsible for supervising junior team members, managing your own caseload, and working across both private and public sector construction disputes. The firm boasts a vibrant, supportive culture, strong internal collaboration, and a commitment to delivering outstanding legal services. This role could particularly appeal to someone looking to step out of a larger team where they can increasingly take a leading role, perhaps finding more independence and autonomy. Alternatively, someone at a smaller firm who is keen to join a firm with the ability to help you further develop with larger clients and more infrastructure and support,

Responsibilities

• Managing construction disputes and providing expert advice on contentious matters
• Supervising and mentoring junior team members
• Assisting in leading the local construction team to deliver high-quality work
• Handling cases across both private and public sectors, including project support, claims, and disputes
• Collaborating seamlessly with other teams and offices to ensure client objectives are met
• Supporting the firm’s ethos of delivering solutions-focused legal services with a commercial focus

Requirements

• Proven experience managing contentious construction issues and disputes
• Strong leadership skills with previous supervisory or mentoring experience
• Excellent communication and client management abilities
• Adaptability to work across a diverse range of sectors within construction law
• Ambition to contribute to a growing, forward-thinking firm

Benefits and Culture

• Considerable and clear opportunity for career progression - driven by you, not internal factors
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Flexible hybrid working environment
• Supportive and inclusive culture with strong team collaboration
• Opportunities for career progression within a growing firm
• Strong back-office support, including marketing and IT to enable you to focus on your work

Find out more
If you are interested in this career-making opportunity for a Construction Solicitor or want to hear about similar opportunities, get in touch with Rachael Mann on 0113 467 7111 for a confidential conversation.

Company

Sacco Mann have simply focused on quality, integrity, hard work and being human every day for over two decades. Success for our Clients, our Candidates and for us! In fact, over 27 years of success.

Recruitment decisions for both Clients and Candidates are incredibly important. In the legal and IP markets they literally change the fortunes of both businesses and individuals.

Our Clients are pretty much all repeat users, our Candidates regularly go on to become Clients, our contacts and connections are honed over many years. We are trusted, have influence and can affect the right introductions.

Our success is built on the fact that we put our Clients and Candidates first. We did that to start with, do that now and will do it for the next 20 years. You are in good hands! View a snippet of why you should use us:

''Over the past ten years Sacco Mann has placed me within three great positions (in-house and private practice). They have listened to what my requirements have been and have met them. When I have been recruiting replacement staff they have also been attentive and responsive, putting forward good quality candidates for consideration. Both to a candidate and a recruiter, Sacco Mann provide a professional supportive service.''

''Had an amazing experience with Sacco Mann. I wasn’t even actively looking for a job, but Sacco Mann helped me find a great job in just over a week of first contacting them. They worked so hard in ensuring I was happy, I wasn’t just a number or an applicant to them, they actually listened to what I wanted out of the process and out of a job. Couldn't recommend enough!''

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