PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
• The continued success of the team has led to an increase in the number value of key mandates, and we are looking to recruit a Construction lawyer to join our Manchester team to work on a variety of contentious construction matters.
• This will focus predominantly on Contentious matters both in formal disputes and project advisory stages - including acting for Developers, Lenders, Contractors, Consultants and Public Sector Bodies.
• There is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in contentious work, client relationship development and continued expansion of the team and practice.
THE TEAM
• This is a high performing, cohesive and busy team with a strong reputation for providing associates with early levels of responsibility within a supportive and stretching environment and therefore you can expect to take a leading role on some matters. The team will take a genuine interest and support you with your development and career ambitions therefore offering excellent career prospects.
• The work of the group is hugely varied, from international arbitration on energy projects to adjudication on larger Real Estate developments and some of the largest PFI/PPP projects.
• Much of the work is generated from within the construction group itself with the team additionally providing Real Estate, Banking and PFI/Projects support. Projects and advice cover the whole range of construction, engineering and procurement issues across both public and private sectors.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE
• Our market leading construction team continues to grow the mandates on which it acts both for existing and new clients. You will have plenty of opportunity to assist in pitching for work and helping to manage client relationships.
• You will work on a diverse range of contentious construction and engineering disputes, including contractual claims, professional negligence matters (acting for both claimants and defendants), and disputes arising from major infrastructure projects such as PFI/PPP schemes (including schools, hospitals, and regeneration projects), energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities, and engineering installation contracts (including MF1 contracts).
• You will advise clients on a range of construction issues disputes relating to consultant appointments, warranties, construction and development contracts, in a range of sectors including living, office, retail life sciences, energy industrials and transport.
• You will handle your own matters (with supervision) and assist the Partners and Managing Associates on more complex matters.
• You will gain experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including "without prejudice" meetings and mediation (including multi-party mediations), and will be involved in advising clients at all stages of the ADR process.
• You can expect to have the opportunity to play a significant role in working for clients that are key to the Group and to the firm.
YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
To be successful in this role, what are the:
• Have at least 1+ PQE years' experience within contentious construction matters, and strong skills in dispute avoidance, dispute resolution and project management.
• You will have construction litigation experience of some of the following: litigation in the TCC, adjudication process, high court litigation and arbitration and preparing pleadings, preparing witness and expert statements. Ideally you will have had exposure to bundling and resolving the associated issues.
• Be a confident stakeholder manager, with some experience of engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent procedural and document management capabilities, and confidence in drafting clear and legally effective documents, which reflect the client's instructions.
• Maintain efficient diary and task management across a range matters, ensuring the accuracy and levels of client service expected within a high performing team.
• Be inquisitive and want to understand our clients, their drivers and what matters to them, so that your advice has quality, imagination, and impact.
OUR FIRM
Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment. Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.
We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.
Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.
OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE
Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in.
Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.
Are you up for the challenge?