Construction Lawyer

Recruiter
JMC Legal
Location
England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
Salary
£85000 - £120000 per annum + Negotiable + Excellent Benefits
Posted
25 Feb 2021
Closes
02 Mar 2021
Ref
BBBH26805
Contact
Henry Hoey
Job Title
Partner
Practice Area
Construction
PQE Level
10+, 5-7, 8-10
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

A unique position has been created at an entrepreneurial Top 200 UK Firm, who are now seeking a Partner to join their dynamic team in Cambridge

This firm have consistently won Legal & Industry specific awards across their wide-ranging practice areas due to their commercially astute and technically strong staff - many of who are recognised in the Legal 500 & Chambers guides.

They are a leading national practice with an outstanding client base who contend with the larger international firms, they have achieved this by hiring entrepreneurial Partners who are looking to bring their experience to a leading Top 200 UK firm.

The Firm

The firm have grown significantly over the past few years and show no signs of stopping with 2 recent acquisitions, and a total of 500 employees across the country. They can provide a high profile and exciting client base meanwhile maintaining their identity as an approachable, sociable yet professional Top 200 UK firm.

The Partners have decided that due to ongoing success, they wish to further their offering in Cambridge and for this reason they are seeking motivated and entrepreneurial Partners to join their leading Top200UK Firm.

This firm are dedicated to investing and developing their Cambridge offering which has created a rare opportunity for a commercially minded Partner to bring their experience to an innovative and rapidly expanding practice.

The Role

This Top 200 UK firm are seeking a Construction Partner to join their dynamic team in Cambridge.

You will be responsible for adopting the firm's ethos and working alongside the other Partners to build the department further; ensuring future success for the existing team and the firm as a whole.

Although this opportunity will be based around your specialist areas, you will be expected to have a broad knowledge across all areas of contentious and non-contentious Construction including:

  • Adjudication, Arbitration and Litigation
  • Providing practical and commercial advice at an early stage where projects are in distress
  • Interim and final payments disputes,
  • Professional negligence claims
  • and issues of delay and defective works to name a few

The team act for employers (Corporates and High net worth individuals), Construction professionals, Contractors and Sub-contractors and the successful candidate can look forward to a broad range of quality work across various sectors.

This rapidly expanding firm are open to hearing from ambitious Senior Lawyers looking to step up into a partnership role; or experienced Partners seeking a lateral move into a more exciting innovative and modern practice.

Requirements

  • You will be an experienced Construction Lawyer or Construction Partner with 6 years PQE +
  • Experience of managing and mentoring more junior colleagues is advantageous
  • You should have first-class communication, outstanding business development skills and an entrepreneurial flair
  • A transferable client base or contacts is highly advantageous

On Offer

  • Salary is above market rate and negotiable, depending on your level of experience
  • An excellent benefit package
  • This is a stand-out opportunity for a Construction Partner to join this leading Top 200 UK firm.

Apply Now

If you would like to apply for this outstanding opportunity, please get in touch with a CV today or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation