Senior Legal Counsel - Construction firm

JR United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide legal advice on various projects. The role involves reviewing and negotiating construction contracts, ensuring compliance with laws, and supporting commercial matters. Candidates should have an understanding of the UK construction market and experience in contract negotiations. This position offers a hybrid working model with two office days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in both private practice and in-house roles preferred.
• Understanding of UK construction market and contractual frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on various projects.
• Review and negotiate contracts with project counterparties.
• Support commercial and contractual matters for ongoing projects.

Skills

Commercially focused legal advice

Contract negotiations

Understanding of construction contracts

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Robert Half

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Posted:

14.08.2025

Expiry Date:

28.09.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Legal Counsel

Construction firm

Based in either London or Leeds

Hybrid working (2 days in the office per week)

The role

• Providing commercially focused legal advice on a broad range of projects ensuring compliance with applicable law.
• Reviewing, negotiating and/or drafting agreements and conducting contract negotiations with project counterparties primarily for construction, refurbishment and related services.
• Supporting on commercial and contractual matters for tenders, projects, variations and on-going contractual and operational matters.
• Assisting on the governance of transactions at local and group level.
• Working closely with colleagues throughout the group and with customers.
• Managing external legal resource as required
• Assisting in developing and delivering training on legal matters for colleagues across the business.

The requirements:

• Experience in both private practice and in-house roles preferred but not essential
• Understanding of the contractual framework surrounding construction projects within the UK construction market including experience of negotiating and agreements based on industry standard forms in particular the JCT suite of contracts and NEC.

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