Senior Construction Associate — Flexible, Growth‑Driven

Harrison Drury Solicitors; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Employee bonus scheme and annual pay‑r

Medicash health benefits

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Holiday entitlement increases with长度

Paid time off for voluntary work

Free conveyancing for primary home

Free will services

Employee referral scheme

Biannual promotion and salary uplift

Regular social events

Job summary

Harrison Drury Solicitors is recruiting a Qualified Solicitor Associate/Senior Associate with proven construction law experience to join our Construction Team. The role offers responsibility for managing a busy caseload, mentoring junior staff and helping grow the team across offices.

Flexible working options are available to balance client service with personal commitments. You will work with a market‑leading firm recognised for its growth, quality of work and supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage own caseload with minimal supervision.
• Minimum of 3 years PQE within a construction department.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise work to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Strong client-facing skills and commercial awareness.
• Proven business development ability, with a track record of building networks.
• Solid understanding of construction law and experience across a wide range of matters.

Responsibilities

• Managing a busy and varied caseload.
• Liaising with supervisors to balance workload.
• Delivering excellent client service and building long-term relationships.
• Supporting and supervising junior team members and support staff.
• Collaborating effectively with other service line teams.
• Contributing to team objectives and knowledge development.
• Producing high-quality legal advice and documentation.
• Helping to develop a precedent bank.
• Writing blogs and LinkedIn posts on construction law developments.
• Promoting Harrison Drury’s values internally and externally.

Skills

Caseload management

Client-facing

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication

Business development

Commercial awareness

Job description

Harrison Drury Solicitors is recruiting a Qualified Solicitor Associate/Senior Associate with proven construction law experience to join our Construction Team. The role offers responsibility for managing a busy caseload, mentoring junior staff and helping grow the team across offices.

Flexible working options are available to balance client service with personal commitments. You will work with a market‑leading firm recognised for its growth, quality of work and supportive culture.