Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 commercial law firm providing a
comprehensive range of legal services from offices in Birmingham,
Bristol, Leeds and London.
The firm advises businesses across construction, energy &
resource management, higher education and financial services,
complementing the firm's market leadership within housing, local
government and health & social care.
We currently employ over 600 people, including over 90 Partners, and
our award-winning teams provide construction, commercial, corporate,
property, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and
clinical negligence) legal advice.
Bevan Brittan is named among 'The Times Best Law Firms 2023' and has
recently either won or been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards.
We are driven by our 4 values: Relationships, Results, Reputation and
Responsible. These give us a sense of purpose and ensure we always
work collaboratively with clients and colleagues, continually improve,
make the right choices and act with integrity.
Bevan Brittan is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes
applicants from all backgrounds
The team
You will be a member of a nationally recognised construction team led
by Andrew Tobin and Jonathan Turner, both of whom specialise in
non-contentious construction projects.
Our market-leading construction team works for our clients across the
UK. Our broad practice covers education (schools and universities),
housing (including social and build to rent), health (NHS and private
providers), local authority regeneration and highways and major
programme delivery for central government.
We advise clients on the delivery of projects using and adapting
industry standard forms or bespoke documentation. You will gain
experience in negotiating construction and engineering contracts plus
all related documents in a wide range of project types and using many
of the industry standard forms (particularly JCT and NEC) plus supply
chain contracts on PPP projects. We are involved in a number of the
major construction programmes for delivery of new hospitals, social
housing, schools and highways.
About the Role
As our team continues to grow, a vacancy has arisen for a Solicitor
to be part of the team working mainly on non-contentious construction
work. We are, however, interested to hear from candidates who have
experience of a balanced role with contentious construction and who
are looking to develop their career towards non-contentious work.
You will be working on high value, complex instructions including
government departments, local council estates and capital programme
teams, NHS Trusts and housing associations. Some recent examples
include advising on the following projects:
City of London on the construction of the new Museum of London at
Smithfield Market
A global healthcare product manufacturer on construction of its
new UK headquarters
A number of care home operators, developers and funders on the
construction of a wide range of care facilities
Peabody Trust on the delivery of 11,500 new homes at Thamesmead
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust on the construction of the new
Leeds General Infirmary
Places for People/Balfour Beatty joint venture on the construction
of 1,500 new homes adjacent to the Olympic Park
University of Oxford on a range of construction projects.
What we are looking for from you
The successful candidate will have strong drafting and legal analysis
skills (commensurate with their level of experience) and have an
ability to liaise effectively with clients. Most importantly, we are
looking for ambitious lawyers who want to take on challenging work in
the development of their careers. We are happy to consider candidates
who are looking to work flexibly in terms of location and/or weekly
input. The team is continuing to grow and so career prospects are
excellent for the right candidate.
The successful applicant will also possess the following:
NQ - 2 years' PQE
Private practice or in-house experience, working in a team and
ideally some experience coordinating advice with fee earners from
other disciplines
Good networker or at least an interest in getting involved in
networking and developing business
Strong foundation of technical skills and an ability to work
through, with support from senior fee earners, complex issues in a
pragmatic and commercial manner
Keen interest in becoming a specialist in the Construction sector
Work-life balance
Where possible, we want to offer all Bevan Brittan people flexibility
to work their week in a way that suits them - we operate a hybrid
working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and that of the
individual. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday,
however we are open to individuals working more flexibly around those
times and would welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions.
We offer a substantial benefits package to all employees including:
A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an
additional 5 days)
Discretionary bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance through Vitality
Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
Life assurance
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Responsible business
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of
Bevan Brittan's identity, running through our culture and embodied by
the clients we serve. We want to demonstrate our commitment to these
causes through actions rather than words; colleagues from across the
firm are already heavily involved, living and breathing the four
pillars of our Responsible Business strategy:
Community Engagement -Each lawyer has the
opportunity to undertake pro bono legal work for local charities and
not-for-profit organisations. We also play an active role through
our local office communities, in 2022 we fundraised and donated a
total of £80,000 to our four regional office charities, with each
charity receiving £20,000 to help fund their vital services.
Environmental Sustainability- Bevan Brittan is
proudly a carbon neutral firm. We have achieved the UN's Climate
Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan
is focused on achieving our net zero carbon target.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion- We have a
strong and vibrant diversity programme that gives colleagues across
the firm an opportunity to take part, led by our Equality, Diversity
& Inclusion Committee and supported by our Ambassadors, who
drive engagement in our strategy and raise awareness across the firm.
Wellbeing -We are proud of our open culture, where
colleagues feel empowered to speak openly about physical and mental
health issues and to seek out support when needed. We have trained
21 colleagues across the firm as Mental Health First Aider s and
established a programme of initiatives including our informal
'coffee with' scheme.
Collectively, these four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues'
wellbeing; offer an environment in which all can progress on merit,
regardless of personal circumstances or background; give something
back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.
