Overview
Job Title: Construction Solicitor (Construction) – Manager level. Location: Manchester.
KPMG Law has a vision to become one of the world's largest legal practices, integrated as part of a broader multi-capability professional services firm and one of the Big Four. In an ever more complex and fast-moving business environment, clients are demanding connected business solutions delivered at scale, harnessing technology and deep commercial acumen. Developing market leading legal capabilities in key disciplines is core to achieving this vision and represents a unique and exciting opportunity for ambitious and talented legal professionals. The KPMG Law UK Real Estate team started in December 2013 and is now 11 strong including 5 Partners, with further growth plans during 2026. The team currently includes a Construction Partner and a Construction Senior Manager, hence the need to recruit additional Construction capability at Manager level.
Responsibilities
* Provide legal advice on a broad range of client solutions spanning some or all of the areas of construction law.
* Build relationships with other KPMG teams and KPMG clients to develop and provide multi-disciplinary solutions.
* Project manage and drive projects to conclusion.
* Train and mentor more junior team members.
Qualifications and Experience
* Post-qualification experience in the construction sector, ideally within a real estate department, acting for real estate investment and/or development clients and owners with repeat activity.
* Experience working on real estate contracts, infrastructure (if possible but not essential), building contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties and other ancillary documents, including bonds and parent company guarantees.
* Experience with development funding and/or development management agreements would be advantageous.
* An entrepreneurial self-starter who is excited by delivering multi-disciplinary legal services in a different environment while providing excellent service to clients.
* Ability to understand the legal solution within the wider business context and to become a more rounded business adviser.
* Driven and proactive team player who enjoys working with people from different backgrounds and disciplines and is keen to mentor junior team members.
* Relationship builder who can spot and develop new opportunities and client relationships within the KPMG network and externally.
* Strong technical lawyer with solid knowledge of relevant legislation and the ability to drive mandates forward.
* Strong academic, technical, and personal skills.
* Ideal candidates may come from law firms; candidates from competitor firms or in-house backgrounds will also be considered.
* Commitment to diversity: KPMG is dedicated to considering diverse profiles for this role.
Why join us
When combined with KPMG’s market-leading tax and deal advisory practices, a multi-disciplinary offering of corporate and real estate lawyers is compelling to the right candidate. This is an opportunity to help continue to build the construction and wider real estate practice, leveraging the strong real estate tax and advisory client bases. KPMG can be flexible on charge-out rates as they work a lot on fixed pricing. Exposure to a global professional services firm and KPMG’s network which covers 81 jurisdictions.
About KPMG Law
At a global level, KPMG Law already employs over 3,750 lawyers in 81 countries and is continuing to grow rapidly. A cornerstone of the firm’s strategy in law is the UK market. As the second largest legal market in the world, it is critical to our global aspirations. Our vision is to bring a fresh approach, delivering better business outcomes and transforming legal services for good. Our aim is to invest to disrupt and create the UK’s leading integrated legal services business. Our approach provides rounded legal solutions inspired by deep industry knowledge and business insights from our wider practice areas of Tax, Consulting and Deal Advisory, all supported by a global legal network. Our differentiator is our multi-disciplinary approach, giving you the opportunity to experience a broad range of legal projects with exposure to the wider KPMG network, here and abroad. Our clients include some of the world’s biggest companies, on projects ranging from deals, UK and international business reorganisations, financial services, disputes, workforce compliance and transformation, and commercial technology and data, as well as family office and private client matters for high-net-worth clients.
KPMG is very different from most law firms — it’s entrepreneurial and offers new opportunities to differentiate and stand out from the market. We empower our lawyers to think big and explore new ways of working to deliver great client outcomes.
Diversity and Inclusion
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