Construction Solicitor

Hybrid in Leeds·Added 1 month ago (last checked 15 Oct)

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Michael Page UK

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Overview

Salary: £63,000 - £75,000 a year
About £3,920 - £4,500 a month after tax.
Work mode: Hybrid, Leeds
Contract: Permanent contract
Holiday: 25 days holiday
Pension: 5% employer pension

Skills

Requirements

The Construction Solicitor should be:

A solicitor with ideally 0 to 3 years PQE
Interested in developing a career specialising in construction law
Ideally experienced in or exposed to contentious construction matters
Familiar with dispute resolution and alternative dispute resolution processes
Commercially minded with strong analytical and problem solving skills
Confident communicating with clients and colleagues
Able to work effectively alongside experienced partners and senior lawyers
Ambitious, personable and keen to develop within a specialist practice
Ties to the Leeds area

Pay & benefits

Salary ranging from £63,000 to £75,000
5% pension contribution.
25 days of holiday leave.
Bonus.
Private medical insurance.
Hybrid working arrangements.

If you're interested in this role, apply now.

The role

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a Construction Solicitor to join a highly regarded specialist construction law team in Leeds. Working closely with high profile partners, you will handle high value contentious matters, including mediations and arbitrations, while advising developers, contractors and other construction clients.

Join a highly regarded specialist construction law firm
Work on high value disputes with high profile partners

About Our Client

Our client is an award winning specialist construction and engineering law firm with an established national reputation. Rather than operating as a traditional full service practice, the firm focuses its expertise on the construction and engineering sectors, advising a diverse range of developers, contractors and major organisations on complex projects and disputes. The team is recognised in the legal directories for Construction law in Yorkshire.

Job Description

The Construction Solicitor will be:

Working with partners on a broad range of contentious construction matters
Assisting with high value and complex construction disputes
Advising developers, contractors and other construction industry clients
Working on disputes involving contractual and project related issues
Assisting with alternative dispute resolution, including mediations and arbitrations
Drafting correspondence, pleadings, submissions and other legal documentation

The Successful Applicant

The Construction Solicitor should be:

A solicitor with ideally 0 to 3 years PQE
Interested in developing a career specialising in construction law
Ideally experienced in or exposed to contentious construction matters
Familiar with dispute resolution and alternative dispute resolution processes
Commercially minded with strong analytical and problem solving skills
Confident communicating with clients and colleagues
Able to work effectively alongside experienced partners and senior lawyers
Ambitious, personable and keen to develop within a specialist practice
Ties to the Leeds area

What's on Offer

Salary ranging from £63,000 to £75,000
5% pension contribution.
25 days of holiday leave.
Bonus.
Private medical insurance.
Hybrid working arrangements.

If you're interested in this role,

About Michael Page UK

Michael Page is a recruitment agency that connects businesses with job seekers, offering services ranging from experienced professional hiring to executive search, scaled recruitment and outsourcing solutions. The company operates globally, with more than 100 offices across 34 countries.

Its teams blend market insights, data and advanced technology to deliver hiring outcomes, and it also publishes career advice and salary guides for job seekers.