Contentious Construction Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment is seeking an Associate to join the Construction Litigation team in Manchester. You will work on high profile disputes across energy, infrastructure and retail sectors, including cross-border matters with significant reputational and financial stakes.

You will collaborate with leading partners, gaining hands-on experience in adjudication, arbitration and High Court litigation. The role offers a platform to accelerate development within a top construction disputes team

Qualifications

• This role is suited to a Construction Lawyer with 1 to 5 years PQE.

Responsibilities

• Handle high profile and large scale disputes in Construction Litigation.
• Gain hands-on experience in adjudication, arbitration and High Court litigation.
• Work with leading partners and develop within an elite international practice.

Skills

Contentious construction experience

City/large regional firm experience

Job description

Join a Top 30 international law firm with one of the most formidable Construction Litigation offerings outside London. This is an opportunity to be part of an elite disputes practice in Manchester that is shaping the most significant construction and infrastructure litigation in the market.

The Firm

This firm operates at the very top of the legal profession globally. With multiple Legal 500 Tier 1 rankings and a reputation for developing world class legal talent, it consistently acts for premier international clients on complex, high value and often market defining disputes.

Innovation, ambition and excellence sit at the core of the business. Lawyers here advise major developers, energy providers, infrastructure bodies and retail giants on some of the largest and most technically demanding construction disputes in the UK and internationally. The Manchester office plays a central role in this strategy and is a key growth hub for the firm's national construction practice.

Despite its global footprint and elite client base, the culture remains collaborative and supportive. The team is close knit, partner led and genuinely invested in the development of its associates. You can expect meaningful responsibility, direct client exposure and clear, transparent progression from the outset.

The Role

You will join the Construction Litigation team in Manchester as an Associate, working on high profile and large scale disputes across the Energy, Infrastructure and Retail sectors. The work regularly involves complex development and infrastructure projects, often with cross border elements and significant reputational and financial stakes.

You will work closely with leading partners in the field, gaining hands on experience in adjudication, arbitration and High Court litigation. This is a platform designed to accelerate your development within one of the strongest construction disputes teams outside the capital.

The firm offers a market leading salary, an attractive bonus structure and a comprehensive benefits package, alongside first class training and international collaboration opportunities.

Requirements

• This role is suited to a Construction Lawyer with 1 to 5 years PQE
• Contentious construction experience is essential
• Experience gained at a City or large regional firm
• Ambitious and motivated to develop within an elite international practice