Newly qualified Construction Lawyer – Suffolk

Origin Legal; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious legal firm in the heart of Essex is seeking a newly or recently qualified Construction Lawyer. This role involves managing own cases and assisting senior associates while delivering high-quality advice to various clients, including contractors and developers. The ideal candidate will have experience in both contentious and non-contentious construction with a strong academic background. The firm offers excellent benefits, including private health insurance and support for further qualifications.

Benefits

Group life assurance

Support for further professional qualifications

Private health insurance

In-house health & wellbeing sessions

Car parking

Qualifications

• Strong academic record with a minimum requirement of a 2:1 degree classification.
• Excellent client relationship management skills.
• Experience in both contentious and non-contentious construction is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Running own matters and assisting senior associates and partners.
• Delivering high-quality, commercial advice to clients.
• Acting in adjudications and TCC work as required.

Skills

Client relationship management

Contentious construction experience

Non-contentious construction experience

Education

2:1 degree classification

Job description

Newly qualified Construction Lawyer – Suffolk

Our client are Legal 500 and Chambers recommended as one of East Anglia’s leading law firms. The firm offers a broad range of legal advice to individuals and companies in respect of a large range of legal services both nationally and internationally and are consistently ranked highly for providing excellent client service.

They now wish to recruit a newly or recently qualified Construction Lawyer. Ideally, candidates should have had exposure to a broad range of contentious and non-contentious construction during their training and/or within their current role.

The firms construction team advise on all aspects of construction, acting for a wide range of clients, including contractors, sub-contractors, developers, funders, and individuals. They provide high-quality, commercial advice on all aspects of development, from the inception of a project through to its completion.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• Running own matters as well as assisting more senior associates and partners with their cases.
• Delivering high quality, commercial advice to developers, main contractors, sub-contractors and construction professionals.
• Experience in both contentious and non-contentious construction is preferred; experience in contentious construction matters including acting in adjudications and TCC work is required.
• Excellent client relationship management skills.
• Strong academic record, with a minimum requirement of a 2:1 degree classification.

Benefits

• Group life assurance
• Support and funding for further professional qualifications
• Private health insurance
• In-house health & wellbeing sessions
• Car parking

If you are looking for something different, dislike large law firms with high targets and long hours, then look no further. Our client are a long established, prestigious Legal 500 rated law firm in the heart of Essex. A construction specialist is sought by a long established regional heavyweight that has grown substantially over recent years to almost 300 staff.