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Construction Solicitor

Employer
QED Legal
Location
England, Oxfordshire, Oxford
Salary
£40000 - £90000 per annum
Closing date
9 Oct 2019
Reference
BBBH27639

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Job Details

A commercial law firm with a national presence and reputation are looking to recruit a contentious construction lawyer to their team in Oxford.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a minimum of 2 years experience in dealing with contentious construction matters. The team at this firm is extremely highly regarded and deals with major construction disputes with much of their work involving disputes on a national or international scale.

This firm has gone from strength to strength in recent years and has established itself as one of the UKs leading commercial firms and as result are able to attract work of extremely high commercial quality into all of their teams.

This is a firm that takes a very modern approach towards how they work and do not operate an individually targeted/KPI type of environment as there is an emphasis on working hard as a team and getting the right result for the client. The senior lawyers and management are friendly, approachable and accessible and this creates a pleasant and professional working environment across all their offices.

The firm will offer a salary towards the top end of market rate for Oxford and this will be based on experience and as part of a generous overall package.

In addtion to the benefits package you can expect excellent progression prospects and a structured career path within a growing practice. Many of the firms senior lawyers began in junior positions within the firm which speals volumes for the opportunities they can offer their lawyers.

Please get in touch with Greg at QED legal for further details or apply ASAP.

All applications are treated in the strictest of confidence and will not be forwarded without your permission first.

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

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