Senior Legal Counsel – Construction/Projects – London,Thames Valley or North East

Senior Legal Counsel sought for well established specialist construction and engineering company leading the drive towards a zero carbon goal for over a decade.

Responsibilities:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating standard form (ACE & FIDIC) and bespoke consultancy agreements, NDA’s, framework agreements etc
• Advising and implementing legal policies, processes, standard contracts and trainings
• Advising and implementing compliance procedures
• Managing disputes, including advice on and participation in alternative dispute resolution

We are looking for:

• An England & Wales qualified solicitor with c. 5-10 years post qualification experience* in-house or with a top firm.
• Proven experience working alongside stakeholders across an organisation in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Non-contentious construction lawyer with excellent knowledge of construction agreements sucgh as FIDIC and ACE.
• Working knowledge of M&A, insolvency, litigation law is advantageous
• Comfortable with the contentious elements of projects, Able to advise on and mitigate risk relating to how a project may fall into delay or become distressed

Apply:

If you are interested in this Senior Legal Counsel position, please apply now or forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ted Douglas. If the role isn’t right for you but you are interested in hearing about similar positions or some advice regarding the market, then please do get in touch.

*All candidates will be considered on merit

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