Contentious Construction Lawyer

Recruiter
Michael Page Legal
Location
England, London
Salary
Negotiable
Posted
20 Sep 2017
Closes
18 Oct 2017
Ref
13842500/001
Contact
David Taylor
Job Title
In House Counsel
Practice Area
Commercial Litigation
PQE Level
10+, 2-4, 5-7, 8-10
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Counsel is required to be responsible for providing focused and strategic litigation and dispute resolution advice, with a strong focus on construction matters, to senior management and business stakeholders across the UK business.

Client Details

Our Client is a multinational energy / power co with interested throughout the world.

Description

The role involves managing and resolving disputes of the UK business. There is a strong focus on construction. The disputes would be on a wide ranging issues including:

  • defects
  • delay
  • disruption
  • loss
  • expense and variations claims
  • payment disputes (including withholding and final account claims)
  • adjudications under statute and ADR under contractual dispute resolution mechanisms.

    • There is also a requirement to provide training to the business on an ad hoc basis and in a more structured format as the business requires as well as to manage external legal counsel, optimising use of resources and negotiating cost effective fee arrangements.

    Profile

    The successful candidate will be likely to be a UK Qualified solicitor (or Commonwealth equivalent) with at least 5 years post qualification experience working on contentious construction matters either in a respected in house legal team or at a top 50 ranked private practice firm.

    Excellent knowledge of the suite of construction contracts is imperative and a working knowledge of PFI contracts is desirable.

    Job Offer

    Excellent package, bonus, benefits (inc car allowance).

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