Senior/Principal Associate - Transactional Construction

Mills & Reeve; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mills & Reeve is seeking an experienced Construction Solicitor to join its market-leading national construction team. You will work on complex projects across private and public sectors for a diverse client base, including government departments and developers.

The role offers a platform to advance your career within a top-ranked firm, with opportunities to contribute to blogs, seminars, and thought leadership while delivering high-quality, timely advice.

Qualifications

• 5+ PQE and experienced construction work post-qualification.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in drafting and review.
• Ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues across teams.
• Pro-active and flexible in approach with strong written English.

Responsibilities

• Work on complex and innovative construction projects across private and public sectors.
• Support business development activities, including construction blogs, training seminars, and thought leadership reports.
• Scoping and agreeing costs for matters and ensuring delivery on time and budget.
• Provide quality client service and maintain strong client care.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Education

Qualified solicitor

Tools

MS Office

Job description

in the construction sector.You will enjoy working as part of a great team across our offices with excellent support from our executive assistants and regular training and updates from our construction team in-house senior legal advisor, Alison Garrett. You will also play a role in our business development activities - including helping with our construction blogs (Blog | Construction | Mills & Reeve (mills-reeve.com), training seminars (in person and on-line) and thought leadership reports (Building towards net zero | Mills & Reeve (mills-reeve.com).As a team (and a firm), we pride ourselves on outstanding client service and commercial, cost-effective advice. You will play a key role in this, including scoping and agreeing the cost of any matter and ensuring it is delivered on time and on budget.The personYou will ideally be 5+ PQE and have an experienced background in construction work gained post-qualification.This role will require someone who;has excellent attention to detail

The role

Are you an experienced Construction Solicitor looking for a new opportunity with a top ranked, national Construction team? If so, we'd love to hear from you!We’re looking for a talented construction solicitor to join our market-leading national construction practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career at a top-ranked firm, and to support a top-ranked team.You'll work on complex and innovative projects across the private and public sectors. Our diverse client base includes central government departments, world-leading universities, contractors, consultants, developers and institutional investors.Our established practice advises on some of the most significant construction and infrastructure projects. With ambitious growth plans and a thriving pipeline of complex, high-value projects, you'll join a collaborative, forward-thinking team at the heart of one of the UK's most dynamic markets. Help us deliver innovative solutions and drive success, and good research skillsprides themselves on providing quality client carehas the ability to build relationships with clients and potential clientsis enthusiastic and hard-workingis pro-active and flexible in their approachpossesses excellent interpersonal and team skills, including ability to work with othershas excellent written English and numeracy skillshas strong IT skills and literacy, including good knowledge of MS Officehas the ability to work under pressure with good time and document management skills

Benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it. We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision - achieving more for clients.By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We're also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is "Achieve more. Together.", which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.

• We're ambitious - We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we're passionate about our work We're open - We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what's right We care - We're committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet We collaborate - We're easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done - togetherAnd finallyEveryone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and