Construction Solicitor - Non Contentious
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £50000 - £85000 per annum
- Closing date
- 16 Mar 2018
- Reference
- BBBH17021
View more
- Practice area
- Construction and civil engineering
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
QED Legal is working with a major international top tier full service commercial law firm which continues to enjoy an increase in instructions and so now wishes to appoint an additional Construction Solicitor to its highly thought of Construction Team and be based at the firms' modern Manchester city centre office.
The practice has a global network of offices and employs in excess of 10,000 people, offering the full remit of legal services to international companies, Plc's, blue chip organisations and transnational financial institutions as well as a variety of government departmental bodies.
The Construction Team in Manchester has a reputation for being at the forefront of the sector and predominantly deals with large scale projects and managing a risk avoidance. The teams' client base comprises acting for governments, pubic bodies, international contractors and multi-national and major national organisations.
The team is now keen to hear from an experienced construction solicitor with anything from 5 years' PQE right through to around the 10 years' PQE. You will join at Associate or Senior Associate level and have conduct of a varied caseload of quality matters from the outset and work alongside partners who are well known in the sector for their expertise. You will have a strong academic background and will ideally have gained experience of dealing with non-contentious construction matters at a Top 50 law firm.
This is a rare opportunity to join a global leader and be exposed to the very best construction, energy and infrastructure work in the market on behalf of a stellar client list whilst working alongside some of the most prominent and experienced lawyers currently in practice.
A competitive salary and benefits package is naturally on offer given the firms standing in the market but what sets this role apart from others is the abundance of progression and development opportunities on offer, especially as you will be actively encouraged to take advantage of the firms' transparent talent development path to progress with the firm. You will also benefit from a good deal of client exposure, especially when you undertake training seminars and presentations at clients' offices.
For more information on this Construction Solicitor role please contact Dawn Everton at QED Legal.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert