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Construction and Engineering Lawyer (Infrastructure Projects)

Employer
Burges Salmon
Location
Bristol
Salary
Pension, relocation allowance (if applicable), etc
Closing date
24 Apr 2018
Reference
C&E10/17~36339

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Practice area
Construction and civil engineering
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
3 years, 4 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

We are looking for a well-rounded Construction & Engineering Lawyer. This opportunity would particularly suit candidates interested in developing a practice in energy and/or transport projects.

If you would like to join us, you will need excellent academics, together with evidence of good quality training, with a good grounding in construction contracts and procurement and wider commercial experience gained from a top firm. Adaptability and enthusiasm are critical. You should have already gained some experience in the supervision and bringing on of junior lawyers.. We also value an ability to handle advisory and troubleshooting work.

Team

Our construction and engineering team is ranked Band 1, National Leader; we have "considerable expertise in both contentious and contentious matters." and according to one observer is ‘as good as any magic circle firm'. Five of our lawyers have individual rankings. (Chambers 2017).

Our widely respected team is one of the largest dedicated construction teams in the UK, with a strong profile in construction procurement and noted for our focus on the transport, infrastructure, energy and real estate development sectors.

Work

We specialise in all aspects of built infrastructure, with particular skills in the strategic projects and complex dispute resolution. With a genuine UK-wide presence, clients include central and local government, utilities, developers and end-users of building and engineering services infrastructure service providers, contractors and consultants. The range of work continues to grow and includes:

- Energy Infrastructure (including nuclear, all forms of renewables and energy storage)
- Transport Infrastructure (including rail, road, airports and ports)
- Regeneration and commercial development; and
- Dispute avoidance and resolution work in all the above.

We act for an impressive roster of purchaser and supplier clients on high-value non-contentious construction and disputes matters nationwide. Key clients include: Affinity Water, Costain, The Crown Estate, Highways England, The National Trust, Transport for London, Transport for Wales and a wide range of infrastructure funders and investors. We are working on projects such as: the Thames Tideway Tunnel, HS2, nuclear new build, the O2, M4, and Filton Airport development.

Further information

We are also interested in candidates who are Scottish qualified. The firm will support and fund successful candidates to become dual qualified (if not already English law qualified), including study leave and exam hotel expenses.

Contact

For further information please contact, in confidence, angela.parfitt@burges-salmon.com
Tel: +44 117 307 6026

Applications

To apply, please click on the link below.

Burges Salmon is an Equal Opportunities employer.

No agencies please.

Company

Burges Salmon is the independent UK law firm whose unique model and collaborative culture delivers the best mix of advice, service and value.

Our clients range from the largest private and public sector organisations and institutions, to entrepreneurial businesses and wealthy individuals and families. Working from our offices in Bristol and London, we have built a progressive service culture based on collaboration and teamwork that is shaped around the needs of our clients to deliver a fantastic service and experience.

Operating in selected markets where our knowledge, experience and skills deliver highly effective solutions to our clients’ complex needs, we aim aims to be a leader not a follower in these markets. Burges Salmon works for clients in all three UK jurisdictions and across the globe, through an international network of leading independent law firms – our preferred firms.

Our objective is to provide clients with excellent service and advice, working with these preferred firms around the world to meet clients’ international needs, where relevant. The firm’s international experience spans all major sector and practice areas and primarily focuses on supporting its international clients around the world and overseas clients with their investment activities into the UK.

We are also focused on a number of corporate responsibility activities and collaborate with a wide range of organisations to build strong, sustainable relationships that have a lasting impact across three main areas: community, education and environment.  The firm was a founder member of the Legal Sustainability Alliance and, is committed to working collaboratively to take action on climate change by reducing our carbon footprint and adopting environmentally sustainable practices.

Burges Salmon is an Equal Opportunity employer.

If you are interested in opportunities, either advertised or on a speculative basis and would like to speak to someone, please contact angela.parfitt@burges-salmon.com Tel: +44 (0) 117 307 6026.

Company info
Telephone
01173076026
Location
One Glass Wharf
Bristol
Choose a State/Province
BS2 0ZX
GB

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