Senior Associate - Construction (Contentious) - London

Browne Jacobson LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Browne Jacobson LLP seeks a talented Senior Associate to join our contentious construction team in London. The role involves handling complex construction disputes and collaborating with colleagues across the UK to provide high-caliber legal assistance.

You will engage in business development while ensuring excellent client service and managing your time effectively. We offer a flexible working environment, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in contentious construction law.
• Ability to master complex regulations and procedures.
• Experience in business development and marketing activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice in construction and engineering disputes.
• Support other areas of practice with technical advice.
• Contribute to business development and achieve financial targets.

Skills

Contentious building and construction law

Problem solving

Commercial awareness

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Senior Associate - Construction (Contentious) - London

Vacancy type Experienced hires

Scheme Lawyer

Level Mid

Business area Business & Professional Risk

Duration Permanent

Hours Flexible

Location London

Reference number JP113

Team Construction

Vacancy owner Jonah Philpott

We're looking for a talented Senior Associate to join our growing contentious construction team and help service current workflows whilst developing this exciting area of our practice.

The role

As a Senior Associate, you'll be at the heart of our expanding contentious construction team, which continues to grow with significant work in the international arbitration arena. Based from our London office, you'll work on construction and engineering disputes of significant size and complexity, relating to large national and international projects, with the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across all our UK offices. This role offers excellent levels of responsibility, high calibre work and a supportive environment in which to grow your career and develop your construction practice.

What you'll be doing

• Providing specialist advice in all aspects of contentious building, construction and engineering work, including the resolution of problems in construction law and the promotion of initiatives to this end.
• Mastering complex regulations and procedures to advise clients with careful attention to detail, whilst supporting other areas of the practice where relevant — such as providing technical support to our professional indemnity team.
• Contributing to business development through marketing activities including seminars, lectures, workshops and written content, whilst consistently meeting financial targets and achieving strong chargeable time performance.
• Solid experience in contentious work areas, combined with commercial awareness and a common sense approach to problem solving, with the ability to follow through on ideas for improving service to clients.
• The ability to provide and communicate practical, commercial advice in a straightforward manner, assimilating facts quickly and working effectively towards tight timescales.
• An enquiring mind, attentive to detail, with a willingness to accept new challenges, manage your own time effectively, and engage with marketing and social events to maintain strong professional relationships with clients and colleagues.

Why Join Us?

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.