Well-regarded commercial law firm in Bristol is seeking to recruit a Construction Legal Director or Partner. The team deals with both contentious and non-contentious construction matters, acting for a variety of both public and private sector clients, including further and higher education colleges, academies, local authorities, and NHS Trusts, as well as funders, developers, contractors, sub-contractors and consultants.
They have a buoyant and busy construction disputes practice, acting for a wide range of clients in relation to litigation, arbitration, adjudication and all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Their transactional work includes advising on industry standard form contracts (such as JCT, ICE, NEC, GC/Works, ACE, RIBA, RICS), as well as regularly preparing and advising on bespoke forms of contract, specialising in acting for both borrowers and lenders on the construction aspects of real estate finance transactions.
The successful candidate will, ideally, have both contentious and non-contentious experience (but would also consider a specialist in either aspect) gained within a strong regional, national or London firm. A proven track record of being work generative and of growing/leading a specialist construction team is important.
If you have contentious experience, it will include advising clients across the typical dispute resolution forums e.g. ADR, mediation, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation. If you have non-contentious experience, knowledge of the main standard form construction contracts, in particular JCT and NEC, is important.
You will ideally have demonstrable experience in one or more of the firm’s specialist sectors, such as:
Energy, including renewables and nuclear
Public sector, including local authorities
Regeneration
Infrastructure
Social Housing
Education
Healthcare
Housebuilders
Supply chain e.g. main contractors and subcontractors.
You will be entrepreneurial, enthusiastic, ambitious, energetic, and must have specialist expertise in construction law and confident in advising clients directly, to lead on your own matters and develop a team of specialist construction lawyers. You will also be expected to be involved in a range of business development activities, including attending networking and other BD events, supporting on tenders/pitches, and writing sector-relevant articles for our own and external publications.
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