Transactional Construction Solicitor - 2 - 5 PQE

QED Legal Recruitment Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

QED Legal Recruitment Limited is seeking a construction solicitor in the Newcastle area with 2–6 years’ PQE. The role focuses on high-quality non-contentious work for developers, contractors, consultants, investors and funders.

The work includes NEC and JCT contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties and related project documentation. The successful candidate can work independently with senior support as needed, and there is flexibility in how you work.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years PQE in construction law.
• Predominantly non-contentious construction experience.

Responsibilities

• Handle non-contentious construction matters for clients (developers, contractors, consultants, investors, funders).
• Draft and negotiate NEC and JCT contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties.
• Prepare and review project documentation for major construction/engineering schemes.
• Manage client relationships and develop personal profile with supervision available.

Skills

Construction law

Non-contentious

Job description

There are some areas of law where you can change jobs without really changing much.

Construction isn't one of them.

I'm looking to speak with Construction Solicitors in and around Newcastle, probably somewhere from around 2– 6years PQE, who fancy getting their hands on genuinely good quality non-contentious work without disappearing into a huge national team where they're lawyer number 47.

The work is broad.

Developers, contractors, consultants, investors and funders. NEC and JCT contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties and the wider documentation that sits behind major construction and engineering projects.

If you've got predominantly non-contentious experience, great.

If your background is a blend of contentious and non-contentious construction, I'd still very much like to have the conversation.

What I particularly like about this sort of opportunity is the level it's pitched at.

They're not looking for someone to arrive with a £500k following and magically build a department.

Equally, they're not looking for someone who still needs their hand held through every piece of work.

It's that nice bit in the middle where you can take responsibility, work directly with clients, develop your own profile and still have experienced people around you when you need them.

There is flexibility around how you work and, importantly, proper scope to keep developing rather than simply becoming the person who churns through the same type of document for the next five years.

Construction lawyers remain one of the harder groups to find in the North East, so if you're even vaguely wondering whether the grass might be greener, it's worth having the conversation before deciding it isn't.

No hard sell.