Senior Associate at Watson Farley & Williams

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The role

Watson Farley & Williams is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Litigation and Construction practice in London. The role is for an experienced lawyer with 7+ years of PQE, focusing on complex contentious construction and infrastructure disputes.

What you'll do

Hit the ground running on complex contentious construction and infrastructure disputes, including adjudication, expert determination, High Court litigation and international arbitration
Bring specialist knowledge across a range of matters in the energy sector, transport and infrastructure sectors
Review, vet, draft and/or amend and negotiate construction contracts and schedules of amendments thereto

What we're looking for

Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales with at least 7 years’ construction dispute resolution experience gained in a City law firm or combination of City law firm and in-house experience since qualifying

Excellent academic qualifications

Bright and ambitious

Experience of mediation, adjudication, Court proceedings (including specifically in the TCC) and/or International/domestic arbitration

Proven legal and technical skills in dispute resolution

Relevant and significant experience of acting on complex cases, domestically or internationally or both

Some experience reviewing, vetting, drafting and/or amending and negotiating construction contracts and schedules of amendments thereto

Experience of major forms including but not limited to JCT, FIDIC, and NEC

Expert determination experience· nice to have

Nuclear energy experience· nice to have

Membership of construction law industry organisations (e.g. SCL, TECSA etc)· nice to have

Benefits

Competitive benefits and wellbeing package

Agility and flexibility and fully supportive of flexible working arrangements where these can be accommodated

Hiring contacts

london_recruitment@wfw.com

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Senior Associate