Senior Construction Lawyer
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £55000 - £75000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
- Closing date
- 13 Nov 2018
- Reference
- BBBH8008
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- Practice area
- Construction and civil engineering
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Are you a Senior Construction Solicitor seeking a route to Partnership, perhaps you are in a top-heavy team? This firm stand out from the crowd, they have a family feel culture throughout the firm with the average length of service being over 10 years, they are Ranked in the top 200 and have grown substantially in recent years which includes the opening of a London office, three years ago.
The Firm
Ranked in the Top 200, the firm has four offices spanning across Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridge, and London. The firm is ranked top tier across many areas of law and has recently made several heavyweight Partner hires. What really stands out for me is how the firm invests in their staff and nurtures legal talent, they have got a real team spirit and a happy, supportive working culture.
The firm is a people focussed business; they pride themselves on traditional values when it comes to client care. The quality of work they deal with is exceptional and of that, you would expect to find at a much larger practice. Fee Earners are given lots of autonomy, training, and good systems, marking support and infrastructure.
The Role
The firm is seeking to hire a new Senior Construction Solicitor to join their Milton Keynes Construction Law team.
The Construction department deals with an exceptional quality of work, normally only associated with that of a top London firm. You will deal with both contentious and non-contentious work making for a more interesting role. The department has a leading reputation Nationally for the quality of work with many Lawyers being ranked as "leaders in the field".
The department works across a broad range of industry sectors but with a focus on education, charities, rural, banking and CleanTech groups. The work will be broad and include; Construction claims and disputes, Outsourcing, Procurement, Contracts, Planning, Regulatory and Strategic land.
You will work within a top-tier department, alongside a highly experienced team.
You will be at the forefront of this growing department, working alongside the Partner to further drive the department forwards, now is an exciting time to join.
This role would be well suited to a candidate that may have hit a glass ceiling in terms of progression and Partnership. This is an excellent opportunity to join a long-established firm that has a real ambition to continue to grow.
Requirements
You will be a Construction Solicitor with 4+ years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience)
- This role has excellent prospects for progression
- Experience in managing a team is an advantage but not essential
- You should be a commercially minded individual who has a flair for business development
- Excellent client care skills are essential
- Salary is competitive and negotiable depending on your level of experience, plus an excellent benefits package
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Construction Solicitor to join this Top 200 in their Milton Keynes office.
Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment are a National legal recruitment agency with offices in London, Bristol and New York. Working with Top law firms, a refreshing approach.
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