Senior Associate, Construction Disputes

Connect Legal Partners; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Pension

Health care

Wellbeing benefits

Hybrid working

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners seeks a highly experienced solicitor to join its large national contentious construction team. The role covers adjudication, mediation, litigation and arbitration for private and public sector clients across the UK, with some international matters.

You will manage junior associates, develop client relationships and participate in business development, with travel between offices as required.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with 8+ years in contentious construction.
• Experience across litigation, arbitration and adjudication.
• Good knowledge of standard form contracts and Building Safety Act.
• Experience managing junior lawyers.

Responsibilities

• Handle adjudication, mediation, litigation and arbitration.
• Dispute avoidance, contract interpretation and professional negligence claims.
• Manage junior associates and build client relationships.
• Participate in business development and travel between offices as needed.

Skills

Contentious construction

Litigation

Arbitration

Adjudication

Managing junior lawyers

Business development

Client relationships

Education

Qualified solicitor (8+ years in contentious construction)

Job description

The firm

A large national law firm acting for businesses, public bodies and private clients.

The role

You will join a large national contentious construction team acting for private and public sector developers, contractors and employers across the UK. Work covers disputes under all the main standard forms (JCT, NEC, ICE, FIDIC and others), PFI and bespoke contracts. You will handle adjudication, mediation, litigation and arbitration, along with dispute avoidance, contract interpretation and professional negligence claims. Most work is domestic with some international matters. You will manage junior associates, build client relationships and take part in business development, travelling between offices as needed.

What you will need

• Qualified solicitor with 8 years or more in contentious construction.


• Experience across litigation, arbitration and adjudication.


• Good knowledge of the standard form contracts and the Building Safety Act.


• Experience of complex, high value defects disputes is a plus.


• Experience managing junior lawyers.

What is on offer

• Bonus, pension, healthcare and wellbeing benefits, plus hybrid working.