Associate (2-3 PQE) - Real Estate - Construction Litigation
Location
London
Description
The Department
The Real Estate department's core practice areas include
construction, development and urban regeneration, fashion and retail,
investment, planning and environment, residential, dispute resolution,
finance, and taxation. Our clients span both the world of corporate
and private wealth giving us a unique perspective on the market. Our
infrastructure of connections and investors coupled with our
understanding of the complex policy landscape, are both highly valued
by our clients. We find practical commercial solutions, underpinned by
a tenacious determination to get the deal done. We offer a one stop
shop for property services from acquisition and planning, through to
construction, disposal and asset management, encompassing both
commercial and residential property.
The Construction Dispute Resolution team offers a full dispute
service for the Real Estate sector covering the full range of
construction disputes - extensions of time, loss and expense, final
and interim accounts, defective works, and professional negligence.
Duties and Responsibilities
Management of a varied and complex contentious construction
caseload, including adjudication, arbitration, litigation, and mediation
Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have between 2 to 4 years PQE experience
and have trained and qualified with a reputable City law firm or
large national firm equivalent.
Strong Academic record
Experience of working for high-net-worth clients, including
overseas clients would be beneficial.
Exposure to working for developers, investors, lenders,
contractors and consultants in the following sectors: housing
(including prime/super prime central London and the branded private
rental sector), retail, commercial, student accommodation, education
and retirement homes.
Good drafting and negotiating skills. Experience assisting in
drafting and negotiating amendments to the standard building
contracts and working on bespoke agreements, including assisting
with preparation of precedent documents.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to effectively manage own workload.
Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
Personable and confident, able to build relationships with
partners/ key stakeholders.
Resilient and calm under pressure.
Adaptable and flexible approach.
Pro-active and takes initiative.
Assertive, focussed with strong interpersonal skills to be able to
present themselves in a confident manner to clients.
Organisational and prioritising skills are also essential to meet
the demands of challenging, commercial clients, both internal and external.
Good teamwork skills.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of
duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You
may be required by your line manager to take on additional
responsibilities when requested.
About The Mishcon de Reya Group
The Mishcon de Reya Group is
an independent international professional service business with law at
its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It
includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading
consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We
have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue
growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an
association with Karas So LLP in Hong
Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and
provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often
do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border,
multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.
As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de
Reya andTaylor Vintersmerged. The merger delivers on
both firms' strategies to support the innovation economy and
accelerate our growing share of the technology, media and
life-sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in
key international innovation hubs globally.
In times of such far-reaching and
profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients
- and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are
here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic
centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital,
and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.
Our purpose remains rooted in our
founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who
make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous
improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion.Mishcon Academy, our in-house place of learning,
development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts
and our innovative impact strategy, including acommitment to be a net zero carbon business, also play a central strategic
role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launchedMishcon Purpose, a first-of-its-kind
sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.
We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all
our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of
our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.