Legal Counsel

JMC Legal Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global construction business is seeking a Legal Counsel to join their team in London. This role offers the opportunity to handle a range of legal responsibilities within a well-established legal team, focusing on agreements, dispute resolution, and compliance with current legislation. Ideal for a driven lawyer looking for a challenging in-house position.

Qualifications

• 2-6 years PQE (SRA or CILEX) required.
• Experience with professional service agreements, consultancy agreements, framework agreements.
• Able to liaise with various internal & external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for various legal agreements, including consultancy and confidentiality agreements.
• Assist on dispute resolution and contract management.
• Monitor legislative changes and update policies accordingly.

Skills

Stakeholder Liaison

Dispute Resolution

Contract Management

Legal Research

Education

Solicitor or CILEX qualification

Job description

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Legal Counsel | Global Construction Business | London

Due to their impressive recent growth, this established Construction Business are searching for a Commercial Lawyer to add to their in-house legal team of 10 based in Central London.

The Business

This historic business specialises in providing commercial services tailored to clients in the Construction, Infrastructure, and Property sectors. With a trading history of over 100 years, the company has consistently been a leader in the field of Construction.

The business is currently high-levels of growth and is showing no signs of slowing down. Through substantial investments in state-of-the-art, industry-specific technology, the company stays ahead of the competition, ensuring that their services empower clients to achieve success across all aspects of their business.

Moreover, the business supports each of their clients with their Net Zero goals, with the aim to be Net Zero by 2030, in line with the UN's sustainable development goals.

The Role

Working within a collaborative team of 10 legal professionals, you will report into the Head of Legal, taking responsibility for a range of legal responsibilities, incl; framework agreements, consultancy agreements, professional service agreements, deeds of novation/variation, confidentiality agreements and various other legal documents.

You will also assist on dispute resolution, contract management, legal research and much more. You will also monitor changes in legislation, ensuing that policies, documents and procedures are kept up-to-date with the law.

Requirements

• 2-6 years PQE (SRA or CILEX)
• Experience with professional service agreements, consultancy agreements, framework agreements
• Able to liaise with various internal & external stakeholders

If you are a driven lawyer looking for a challenging, in-house role within a well-established legal team - this could be a great fit for you.