Senior Construction Solicitor

Description:

Senior Construction Solicitor
Location: Milton Keynes
Full Time 
Salary: £DOE

Key knowledge areas

Mainly Non – contentious construction law including standard form and bespoke building contracts; sub-contracts; consultant appointments; drafting and negotiating the suite of construction documents in relation to development schemes; collateral warranties; third party rights schedules; assignments; novation agreements as well as advising on legal issues arising out of the construction process, including delays and extensions of time, loss and expense claims, liquidated damages, and defective work.

There will also be a need to carry out contentious work from time to time so successful candidates will need to have good experience of dealing with both non-contentious and contentious matters.

The firm advises clients from various sectors (shopping centres, hotels, and restaurants), retail units and other commercial premises. Clients include main contractors and sub-contractors as well as developer and investor occupier clients.

Desirable:

Experience acting for developers and funders as well as contractors, consultants and subcontractors.

Key Skills

· Commercial, practical and financial awareness

· Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels

· Excellent academics and strong ambition for career development

· Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and the firm

· Team player able to fit into a friendly, busy team

· Negotiation skills

· Organisational ability

Benefits

· 25 days holiday

· 5% pension contribution

· BUPA Private Health

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Income Protection Scheme

· Death in Service Benefits

· Mobile Phone

· Perkbox / Benefits Hub