Ref: 7700
Our client, a well-established law firm with multiple offices across the South West, requires an experienced Construction Litigation Solicitor (2-3 years PQE) to join their Exeter office on a full-time, permanent basis. As part of the Construction and Infrastructure team, you will play an integral part in a variety of matters, including dispute work involving claims relating to professional negligence, advice on contract management, and dispute mitigation strategies.
Responsibilities include: -
- Reporting directly to the Partners, together with one of the Senior Associates, you will play an integral part in a variety of matters, with a focus on contentious construction and infrastructure work
- Construction & infrastructure related dispute work involving court litigation, adjudications, arbitrations, mediations, and other forms of ADR
- Deal with disputes over payment, delays and defects, and claims relating to professional negligence
- Provide advice on contract management and dispute mitigation strategies
- Workload will be across a wide range of construction projects/sectors, including commercial development, renewable energy, residential, operation/maintenance/service contracts, and facilities management
Requirements: -
- Good level of experience of advising on construction disputes, including experience of the court litigation process – training will be provided on any specialist areas which are new to you
- Enthusiastic to expand your skills and knowledge
- Ability to form strong client relationships
- An excellent communicator with proven technical and organisational skills
- A cooperative team player
- Accustomed to providing accessible, commercially focused, and pragmatic advice to clients and working under pressure to meet deadlines
- A firm grounding in contentious practice within a construction and/or infrastructure context, although candidates with clear and transferrable skills and experience gained from more general commercial dispute resolution will be considered
- A sharp eye for detail
Package:
Our client offers a range of flexible benefits including a pension, life assurance, discretionary bonus scheme, 23 days annual leave, all bank holidays plus your birthday off and an extra day at Christmas, holiday purchase scheme and much more.
Recruitment Consultant: Sophia Damshenas
Closing Date: All suitable candidates will be submitted as soon as received; our client reserves the right to appoint before the closing date. Please note that due to the volume of applications, if you haven’t received a response within 5 days of applying, then unfortunately on this occasion you won’t have been successful.
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