Contentious Construction Legal Counsel

G2 Legal; Brighton; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international professional services company is seeking a Contentious Construction Solicitor to join their in-house legal team. This fully remote role requires UK-based candidates with 6-10 years PQE in contentious construction law. The successful candidate will manage their own matters and support senior solicitors, contributing to a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years PQE, with flexibility for up to 12 years.
• Experience in contentious construction law from private practice or in-house.
• Ability to work independently and manage own admin.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload from pre-litigation to external counsel.
• Support senior solicitors on larger cases.
• Participate in legal strategy meetings.

Skills

Contentious construction law

Commercial litigation

Independently handling caseload

Collaboration

Proactivity

Education

Qualified solicitor

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Full Job Description

I am currently working with a well-established Internationalprofessional services company looking to hire a ContentiousConstruction Solicitor into their growing in-house legal team. This isa fully remote role, though there is the option to work from regionalhub offices if preferred. Candidates must be based in the UK as theteam meets in person for legal strategy meetings on occasion.

The Role

You will be joining asupportive and collaborative in-house legal team currently made up ofLegal Counsels, a Senior Legal Counsel and a Head of Legal. You willtake full ownership of your matters, from pre-litigation stages tomanaging external counsel, and will be responsible for all your ownadmin as there is no paralegal or PA support. You will have your ownmatters but also support more senior Solicitors on larger cases.

The team advises across a range of contentiousconstruction matters and occasionally handles related commerciallitigation. Candidates from a commercial litigation background will beconsidered if they can demonstrate a minimum of 3 years' experiencehandling construction disputes.

What They AreLooking For

• A qualified solicitor with around 6 to 10years’ PQE (though up to 12 plus will be considered)
• Abackground in contentious construction law, either from privatepractice, in-house, or a blend of both
• Experience workingindependently and handling your own caseload, including admin
• Someone collaborative and proactive who enjoys working aspart of a small but experienced legal team
• UK basedcandidates only, remote working is fully supported, but occasionaltravel to team meetings is expected

AdditionalInformation

The organisation recognises the current talentshortage in construction litigation and is open-minded and flexiblefor the right candidate. Solicitors qualified in Australia or NewZealand with relevant UK work experience are welcome to apply.

This is a banded role which does not include private healthcareor a car allowance as standard. However, there may be scope tonegotiate additional benefits for exceptional candidates.

This is a rare and attractive opportunity so do get in touch tolearn more.