Construction Senior Associate/Director

Walker Morris LLP; Hamilton; Hybrid; NZD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a top-ranked Construction & Engineering team at a leading full-service firm. This exciting opportunity seeks a Senior Associate or Director with extensive experience in transactional construction law. You will work on diverse projects across the construction industry, gaining exposure to emerging sectors and large-scale litigation. The firm values work-life balance and offers hybrid working options, generous annual leave, and a bonus scheme recognizing your contributions. If you're ready to advance your career in an inclusive environment, this role is for you.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Minimum 25 days annual leave

Bonus scheme up to 35%

Paid sabbatical scheme

Workplace pension with 5% contribution

Life assurance (4x salary)

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in transactional construction law for Director role.
• 4+ years of experience in transactional construction law for Senior Associate role.

Responsibilities

• Lead on transactional construction matters with minimal supervision.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers in the team.

Skills

Transactional Construction Law

Supervisory Skills

Team Leadership

Contentious Construction Work

Education

Law Degree

Job description

Overview

An excellent opportunity to join a top-ranked and growing Construction & Engineering team.

Responsibilities

We are looking to recruit a Senior Associate or Director with material experience of transactional/non-contentious construction work. Experience in contentious work would be preferred but not essential.

In particular, we are looking for:

• Director – A solicitor with at least 10 years' experience in transactional/non-contentious construction law, who has experience supervising others, working as a team, and leading on matters independently with minimal supervision from Partners.
• Senior Associate (Non-Contentious) – A specialist in transactional construction law with a minimum of 4 years' experience.

The lawyers in our Construction & Engineering team cover the whole spectrum of the construction industry, from traditional developments acting for developers, contractors, specialist subcontractors, and consultants, through to complex projects in areas such as energy and infrastructure. You'll gain exposure to a number of growing and emerging sectors – for example, student accommodation or PRS – and large-scale litigation and arbitration, including enforcement.

Your clients are likely to be listed companies, local authorities and educational institutions, banks, developers, contractors, specialist sub-contractors, and consultants based nationally and internationally.

This is an interesting opportunity for those looking to progress their career in a leading full-service firm based outside of London where the decisions about your future are made by those you see and work with day in and day out.

Qualifications

Why join Walker Morris:

When you’re looking for a job, we know it's about more than just the role. That's why we provide the support you need to develop and grow your career. Walker Morris is a top 100 law firm where you don’t have to fit a mould, so you can bring your full self to work, and our commitment to a meaningful work-life balance means you can take your full self home again too!

What we offer:

• Hybrid working – we understand work-life balance is important, and we are open to discussing your hybrid working preferences.
• Annual Leave – minimum of 25 days per year, increasing to 31 days with length of service. Also – buy/sell holidays up to 5 days per year.
• Bonus Scheme – our annual bonus scheme recognises outstanding contributions to the firm and our ambitions. All solicitors are eligible, subject to meeting the criteria of the scheme with the opportunity to earn up to 35% bonus.
• Paid Sabbatical Scheme – accrue up to 2 weeks' sabbatical over a 2-year period, or 4 weeks' sabbatical over 3 years.
• Pension – saving for retirement? Let us do the hard work for you. We auto-enrol all eligible colleagues into a workplace pension and we contribute a minimum of 5% of annual salary.
• Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary in the event of death in service.

At Walker Morris, we are working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply. We particularly welcome applications from Disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, as well as LGBTQ+ and non-binary candidates. Each individual brings their own unique capabilities, experiences, and characteristics to their work, so you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

Type of Working

Hybrid