We are looking to recruit 2 Senior Associates to our top ranked and growing Construction & Engineering team.
The available roles can be focussed solely on contentious work, on non-contentious work, or a mix of both.
We are looking for someone with 4 to 8 years’ PQE experience in construction & engineering law who has experience of supervising others and working as a team.
The lawyers in our Construction & Engineering team cover the whole spectrum of the construction industry, from traditional developments acting for developers, contractors, specialist subcontractors and consultants, through to complex projects in areas such as energy and infrastructure. You’ll get exposure to a number of growing and emerging sectors – for example, student accommodation or PRS – and large scale litigation and arbitration and adjudication (including enforcement).
Your clients are likely to be listed companies, local authorities and educational institutions, banks, developers, contractors, specialist sub-contractors and consultants based nationally and internationally.
You can find out more about the Construction & Engineering team and the type of work it does here.
This is an interesting opportunity for those looking to progress their career in a leading full-service firm based outside of London where the decisions about your future are made by those you see and work with – day in, day out.
Our Award-Winning Sustainable Careers initiative encourages you to develop your career within the Firm.
Why join Walker Morris:
When you’re looking for a job, we know it’s about more than just the role. That’s why we provide the support you need to develop and grow your career. Walker Morris is a top 100 law firm where you don’t have to fit a mould, so you can bring your full self to work and our commitment to a meaningful work life balance means you can take your full-self home again too!
What we offer:
1. Hybrid working – we understand work-life balance is important, we are open to discussing your hybrid working preferences.
2. Full pay for the first 20 weeks of maternity or adoption leave, and for the first 10 weeks of paternity leave (subject to eligibility criteria).
3. Earn up to 35% of your salary with our annual bonus scheme.
4. Paid sabbatical scheme where you can accrue up to 2 weeks’ paid sabbatical over a 2-year period, or 4 weeks’ paid sabbatical over 3 years.
5. Billable hours target of 1350 – lower than all our rivals which is reflective of our commitment to giving you the opportunity to develop your legal skills and client network while also offering a good work/life balance.
6. Minimum of 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays per year increasing to 31 days with length of service, with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
7. Auto enrolled into the workplace pension scheme, and we’ll contribute a minimum of 5% of your salary.
8. 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service.
9. Access to BUPA with no excess or compulsory payments.
At Walker Morris we are working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. We particularly welcome applications from Disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic as well as LGBTQ+ and non-binary candidates. Each individual brings their own unique capabilities, experiences and characteristics to their work, so you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.