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Job Title
Construction Associate / Senior Associate
Closing Date
24-Dec-2023
Position
Full Time
Business Entity
Gateley Legal
Department
Construction
Location
Birmingham – United Kingdom
Job Type
Experienced Hire
Description
Gateley is a legal and professional
services group, with over 580 professional advisers. We support more
than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to
private individuals, in the UK and beyond. We proudly won 'UK Law
Firm of the Year' at The British Legal Awards 2019.
We are forward thinking and straight
talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our
clients face.
The Team
Our nationally recognised
construction & engineering team advises on all types of
construction & engineering projects for contractors, developers
and housebuilders and are involved with international construction
projects.
Our clients include many of the major
developers, national housebuilders, contractors, subcontractors,
professional consultants as well as employers not directly involved
in construction.
We also act for a wide range of other
clients including, local authorities, universities, football clubs
and automotive clients to deliver on a wide range of construction
projects. We also have experience of advising on project involving
process engineering and renewables.
Our team comprises of a number of
individuals who specialise in both contentious and non-contentious
construction matters.
We are proud that our partners are
noted in the Legal 500 UK for their broad expertise within construction.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen
for an associate to join our thriving, national Construction team
based in the Midlands at our Birmingham or Nottingham offices. This
role would ideally suit a construction solicitor with at least 4
years' post qualification experience, who would be capable of
working alongside our experienced construction partners on a broad
range of predominantly contentious matters but with the opportunity
to be involved in non-contentions projects.
The successful candidate will be keen
to develop their skills in this area within a leading national team,
interacting effectively with colleagues and clients at every level
and actively engaging in business development. The successful
candidate will be able to take full advantage of the on-going
comprehensive training available.
Key Skills & Experience
This opportunity is open to a
solicitor with at least 4 years' PQE. The ideal candidate will have
a real passion for the law and a solid foundation in construction
work, predominately experienced in contentious / disputes matters.
We will also consider candidates who are experienced in contentious
transactions or with a broad construction background but who also
practise in other areas.
Candidates will also have the following:
Ideally at least 4 years' PQE level
construction experience at least partially advising on contentious
/ disputes construction matters
A solid understanding of
fundamental construction law
Ambition to build and grow a
network of clients within professional services
Excellent inter-personal skills and
a confident manner in engaging with clients and colleagues
A strong team work ethic and the
ability to work effectively under pressure
Drive, commitment, self-motivation
and a "can do" attitude
The ability to exercise discretion
and professionalism at all times
Exceptional attention to detail
Diversity, inclusion and Well Being.
Diversity, inclusion and well-being
is an important part of Gateley's culture and values.
We recruit talented people from a
diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal
opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race,
disability, sexual orientation, disability, and culture.
We create an exciting and rewarding
place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together
to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working
patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we
encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply
for any of our vacancies.
We are proud to have been recognised
by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion
Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
The successful candidate will have
their own workload, be able to work with minimal supervision, manage
their own time and work well under pressure.
Additional Information
If you are successful in receiving
an offer of a role with our company a variety of pre-employment
screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include
but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and
academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial
stability and references from previous employers. The screening that
takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to
role.