Construction Senior Associate

JMC Legal ,
London, Greater London

Overview

A very progressive position has been created at an entrepreneurial Top 200 UK Firm, who are now seeking an experienced Senior Associate to join their dynamic team in London. This firm have consistently won Legal & Industry specific awards across their wide-ranging practice areas due to their commercially astute and technically strong staff - many of who are recognised in the Legal 500 & Chambers guides. They are a leading London practice with an outstanding client base who contend with the larger national and international firms, they have achieved this by hiring entrepreneurial Lawyers who are looking to bring their experience to a leading Top 200 UK firm. The Firm The firm have grown significantly over the past few years and show no signs of stopping with 2 recent acquisitions, and a total of 500 employees across the country. They can provide a high profile and exciting client base meanwhile maintaining their identity as an approachable, sociable yet professional Top 200 UK firm. The Partners have decided that due to ongoing success, they wish to further their offering in London and for this reason they are seeking motivated and entrepreneurial Lawyers to join their leading Top200UK Firm. This firm are dedicated to investing and developing their London offering which has created a number of interesting and progressive opportunities for commercially minded Lawyers to bring their experience to an innovative and rapidly expanding practice. The Role This Top 200 UK firm are seeking a Construction Associate or Senior Associate to join their expanding team in London. You will be responsible for adopting the firm's ethos and working with the specialist Partners to build the department further; ensuring future success for the existing team and the firm as a whole. Although this opportunity will be based around your specialist areas, you will be expected to have a broad knowledge across all areas of contentious and non-contentious Construction including: Adjudication, Arbitration and Litigation Providing practical and commercial advice at an early stage where projects are in distress Interim and final payments disputes, Professional negligence claims and issues of delay and defective works to name a few The team act for employers (Corporates and High net worth individuals), Construction professionals, Contractors and Sub-contractors and the successful candidate can look forward to a broad range of quality work across various sectors. This rapidly expanding firm are open to hearing from ambitious and experienced Lawyers looking for further and faster progression opportunities into a more exciting innovative and modern practice. Requirements You will be an experienced Construction Solicitor, Associate or Senior Associate with at least 5 years PQE Experience of managing and mentoring more junior colleagues is advantageous You should have first-class communication, outstanding business development skills and an entrepreneurial flair A transferable client base or contacts is highly advantageous On Offer Salary is above market rate and negotiable, depending on your level of experience An excellent benefits package This is a stand-out opportunity for a Construction Lawyer to join this leading Top 200 UK firm. Apply Now If you would like to apply for this outstanding opportunity, please get in touch with a CV today or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation