Construction and Engineering Solicitor/Associate (0-4+ PQE)- Leeds or Newcastle

Job Introduction

We are looking to recruit a 0-4+ PQE qualified construction solicitor to join our Legal 500 Band 1 ranked Construction and Engineering team. The successful candidate will be based in our Leeds or Newcastle office and will play an active role in the continued growth and success of the team in collaborating with our wider practice in the North, nationally and internationally. 

We act for Developers, Employers, Insurers, Engineers, Architects, Contractors and specialist Subcontractors.

The team also acts for a full range of leading industry members on a wide range of contentious issues, including claims over time, money and defects. It provides project-based advice to help clients manage out difficult issues and to avoid disputes. In addition, the team has substantial experience in all methods of dispute resolution – both formal and informal, including ADR. The successful candidate will also gain  exposure to this area of the team's work

We are happy to talk flexible working and have in place a Flex-forward working scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Role Responsibility

• Progress and manage High Court litigation, adjudication, arbitration and related proceedings.
• Draft documents, deal with correspondence and manage the relevant procedural process; supporting in larger matters as well as managing own caseload. 
• Use a strong understanding of the factual and commercial context to drive tactical thinking and decision-making from the outset of disputes.
• Help to develop a reputation for leading client service, taking responsibility and being encouraged to strengthen existing relationships and develop new ones.   
• Support marketing and business development activity, contributing to strategic thinking and helping to implement it. 
• Build an awareness of the firm's other services and effective internal and external networks. 
• Maintain an awareness of the firm's strategies and plans. 
• Maintain and develop technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, reading appropriate publications and exceeding Law Society CPD requirements. Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocols. 

The Ideal Candidate

• A qualified solicitor (0-4PQE)- Some experience in construction and engineering law would be desirable but not essential.  Experience in a commercially focused firm or experience in litigation would provide a useful foundation for the role.
• Have good relationship and client handling skills, commensurate with your experience.
• Be able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues
• Be able to demonstrate a good level of self-sufficiency, and manage a caseload including more complex and high value disputes.
• Be change oriented with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives.
• Be team oriented and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
• Demonstrate a willingness to work hard as part of a highly ambitious and driven team to help it continue to develop and to achieve its objectives.

About the Company

We're a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We're market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe.  In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Miami, plus a broad network of affiliations across the globe. 

Working with us

Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. Combine this with our supportive culture and hybrid working model, and you have: a Life that Works.

Our flexible approach means that we help our colleagues to be their best at work, while recognising that they have all sorts of different interests and commitments outside work.

We pride ourselves on our supportive, approachable culture. We are trusted, appreciated as individuals and embraced as part of a team. At DACB, we don’t just accept your differences, we celebrate and advocate for them. From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you as an individual. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the ‘whole you’ to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are!

Note for Recruitment Agencies – we not working with agencies for this vacancy. The DAC Beachcroft LLP resourcing team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals, wherever possible.  Where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us.  Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the resourcing team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.  

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