Job Description
Your new companyA great opportunity to join a supportive, collaborative in-house legal team within a large organisation delivering major engineering, construction and infrastructure programmes. The team works closely with project, commercial and operational functions, providing clear, practical and commercially focused legal support across a range of capital projects. Due to structural growth, we are seeking an Assistant Commercial Solicitor on a permanent basis.
Your new roleAs an Assistant Commercial Solicitor, you'll support senior colleagues on high value, technically complex engineering and construction projects. You'll work across a broad mix of non contentious matters, including:*Drafting, reviewing and negotiating engineering and construction contracts (particularly NEC3 / NEC4, or similar)*Advising on the legal structuring of construction and infrastructure arrangements*Supporting large capital programmes and business critical projects*Working closely with commercial and project teams to strengthen early stage decision making*Helping manage risk and ensuring robust contractual approaches across engineering and construction activitiesYou'll be part of a friendly multi disciplinary team and gain exposure to a wide variety of infrastructure work.
What you'll need to succeedYou'll be a qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with ideally 4+ years' post qualification experience and a solid grounding in engineering and construction law. You'll also bring:*Strong drafting and interpretation skills, particularly with engineering and construction contracts*Good legal judgement and an understanding of commercial risk*The ability to work proactively and collaborate effectively with wider teams*Good IT and document management skills*Knowledge of public procurement (desirable but not essential) Previous in-house experience is welcome but not required.
What you'll get in returnA full time role with a hybrid approach, typically spending 2-3 days each week in the office. Alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a generous benefits package, including but not limited to:*A market leading pension contribution*25 days annual leave*Life assurance (4x salary)*Study support for job related qualifications*Supportive career development and progression opportunities
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