Construction Lawyer

• Construction Lawyer
• Edinburgh/ Glasgow/ Hybrid-Working
• Tier 1 Ranking Team
• £Negotiable + Bonus + Benefits 

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's market-leading Construction team of a top tier national law firm.

Role Profile:

• You will work as part of a high-ranking team and the role will be based in Edinburgh.  
• The team advise on every aspect of Construction Law across all sectors of the industry, both contentious and non-contentious. The work of the group is hugely varied and includes buildings, civil and process plant engineering, energy, infrastructure and utilities - across both private and public sectors.  
• The team also provide project support and advice to the wider Real Estate, Banking and Projects teams.  
• The firm are looking to hire a Construction lawyer to join their Edinburgh based team to work on a variety of construction matters (which may includes construction, projects or environment).
•  This is a high performing, cohesive and busy team with a strong reputation for providing associates with early levels of responsibility within a supportive and stretching environment and therefore you can expect to take a leading role on some matters.  
• At this stage in your career the team will take a genuine interest and support you with your development therefore offering excellent career prospects.
• .Candidates will have a good grounding in construction law (contentious and/or non-contentious), which should include building work, preferably with process plant, energy and utility and/or infrastructure experience. 

Candidate Requirements: 

• Circa 2+ PQE experience in non contentious construction law, ideally set in construction or projects and gained within a comparable environment and at an appropriate level.  
• You will have experience of drafting a variety of construction documents and experience of JCT contracts (or other standard forms such as NEC3).     
• You will have ability to contribute to the general upkeep of the group (whether that be to training, precedents, or know-how generally).  
• You will possess the ability to actively support complex transactions, liaising and coordinating with fee earners from other relevant disciplines as needed. 

On Offer:

On offer is a highly competitive top-tier law firm salary and benefits packakge which includes: bonus, pensions, health care and life assurance. 

To Apply:

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