Are you keen to develop your career in construction law in a
collaborative team environment at an international law firm where your
contribution is really valued? Then this could be the role for you.
We are looking for a Paralegal who wants to develop their legal
skills and experience in our growing Construction team in Manchester.
Our Firm
Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law
firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business
and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business
solutions by combining our legal, lobbying and political capabilities
and invaluable connections on the ground to a diverse mix of clients,
from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses,
start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.
More than 1,500 lawyers operating in 40+ offices across four
continents provide unrivalled access to expertise. In the UK, we have
offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, and London.
The firm is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive
working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK
offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and DEI
programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support
individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal
and professional goals.
Our Team
Our Construction Team is one of the niche practices that sits within
our broader Real Estate Practice Group. You will benefit from a
close-knit environment with excellent exposure to work. You will be
working with them and the wider Real Estate team to provide the best
possible service to our clients.
As you would expect from a firm of our profile and size, the members
of our global Construction & Engineering Industry Group are
leaders in our field, operating across a range of jurisdictions. From
a UK perspective, we advise our clients on all aspects of their
construction projects, including project inception and procurement.
The team advises on all standard forms of UK contracts including NEC4,
JCT as well as international FIDIC and EPC contracts.
Our Opportunity
You will provide high quality support to our clients and internally,
with an emphasis on supporting our Construction & Engineering team
working on a variety of non-contentious matters; mostly within the
context of UK property development, acting for developers and traders.
The role includes assisting in the drafting and negotiation of
building and engineering contracts, consultant appointments,
collateral warranties, guarantees and all ancillary documents, some
work will also involves advising on international projects. In
addition to providing real estate development and finance support
work, we review and report on construction documents as part of larger transactions.
You will gain valuable first-hand experience across a broad spectrum
of work including strategic projects. It's fair to say that you can
expect a varied workload.
You
We are looking for someone with a strong academic background in law,
and prior experience as a Paralegal who wants to develop their career
in construction law. Prior experience working in the area of
non-contentious construction law would be highly beneficial. You will
be driven, able to work collaboratively within a team but also
independently, and you will demonstrate a real passion for law coupled
with a commercial mind-set and a solutions- and service-driven approach.
You will be expected to work in a busy commercial environment, have
the ability to organise, communicate effectively and work on your own
initiative, whilst knowing when to seek guidance. You will need to be
confident and have great interpersonal skills, which will allow you to
work well within this team.
What you need to know
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please
visit our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers in the first
instance. We are unable to process applications sent directly by email
so please complete an online application. We will be reviewing
applications and interviewing on an ongoing basis. No agency CVs
accepted at this time.
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure that our workforce
is representative of our diverse society. We welcome applicants
regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,
age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental
status, race, religion or ethnicity. We will make reasonable
adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is
inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant
data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.
