Contentious Construction lawyers NQ – 2 & 3+ years’ PQE LONDON

Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment agency in London is seeking two contentious Construction lawyers with 0 to 2 and 3+ years of PQE. The successful candidates will handle high-value construction disputes, focusing on UK adjudications, arbitrations, and other forms of dispute resolution. Collaborating with clients and drafting contracts are essential responsibilities. Candidates must have relevant experience in contentious construction law and a commitment to maintaining client relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in contentious construction law is required.
• Familiarity with various dispute resolution methods, including mediation.
• If newly-qualified, must have completed a seat in Construction law.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with existing clients to maintain and develop relationships.
• Collaborate as a cohesive team to execute high-value client matters.
• Assist in drafting, negotiating, and advising on construction contracts.

Skills

Contentious construction work

UK adjudications

TCC litigation

Arbitration and dispute resolution

Job description

Directories-listed Construction team in London is seeking to recruit two contentious Construction lawyers – one of 0 to 2 and the other of 3 or more years’ PQE. The Construction team acts for real estate developers, government bodies, sponsors, funders, housebuilders, property investment companies, contractors, subcontractors and major engineering consultancies. They also act for the firm’s private clients on high value residential construction projects. The successful candidates can expect to have a significant level of responsibility and client contact, whilst working in a supportive and collaborative team. Both roles will involve acting for a wide range of national and international clients on complex and high value construction disputes, including UK adjudications, arbitrations and TCC litigation, as well as undertaking dispute advisory work including ADR (for example, mediation). You will also deal with a wide range of matters, such as final account and delay claims, quality of build claims, construction insolvency, bond claims, ACM cladding, other fire safety defects claims, professional indemnity and other insurance-related claims.

• working closely with existing clients to maintain and develop relationships
• working collaboratively as a cohesive team, to execute large-scale, high-value, client matters to the highest standard
• assisting with drafting, negotiating and advising on construction contracts, consultant appointments, collateral warranties, financial securities (including bonds and guarantees), letters of intent and reliance letters

Qualified applicants will have experience of contentious construction work and, in particular, working on both UK adjudications and/or TCC litigation and/or arbitration and other forms of dispute avoidance/ resolution (mediation, expert determination etc.). If you are newly-qualified, you will have undertaken a seat in Construction law.