Associate - Construction (Contentious Housing)

This internationally renowned Top 50 firm is seeking an experienced Associate. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly ranked team.

With a well-established network of offices in the UK and internationally, they are looking to continue their expansion, making it exciting to join the firm at this time.

The Firm:

With a 900 strong workforce, this firm has several industry-leading lawyers and operates on a global scale. This practice is at the forefront of the industry in terms of quality. Their name is recognised as a hallmark for excellence by many.

Their client base consists of numerous multi-national corporations, public companies, partnerships, financial institutions and private individuals. They have built this client base throughout their 300-year history, which has put them in good stead to compete with some of the world's biggest firms.

This firm is well decorated, awarded for its excellent service with recognition from the Legal 500, Chambers and more! Despite their size of nearly 1000 employees, they have managed to keep a family feel running throughout the practice and network of offices. They are a Top 50 law firm with an excellent social element promoted with regular events for their employees.

The Role:

This top-ranking and award-winning firm are seeking a Construction Associate (Contentious Housing) 2-7 PQE to join their London office.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working at a large firm with an established construction team or housing practice.

This is a unique, exciting chance to join a leading UK Law firm where a lot of the work is international.

You should be able to run contentious construction cases. The principal focus of the role is advising on construction disputes and related development issues, but opportunities to get involved in some non-contentious work, including general advisory work, such as liabilities and rights under contracts, payless notices etc will also be available.

There are many reasons why this is a great role, not least that the team is ranked as a top tier practice in both The Legal 500 and Chambers UK.

Specification/Summary of requirements:

• You will be a Construction Disputes Lawyer 2-7 PQE
• The team is involved in a considerable amount of housing and related fire stopping work at present and so an understanding of the sector and the current fire safety legislation, MHCLG guidance etc would be useful).
• Having detailed contentious housing construction experience is essential.
• Salary is competitive and negotiable depending on your level of experience (you will also receive an industry-leading benefits package)

This is a stand-out Construction / Contentious Housing Associate position in the City of London with a Top 50 firm during an exciting time of international growth.

Apply now for immediate consideration, or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.