Senior Associate - Construction

The role

This role is for an ambitious Construction lawyer with 5+ years of PQE to join a leading law firm's Construction team. The role will focus primarily on non-contentious construction work, including advising on, drafting, and negotiating various building contracts and appointments, with some involvement in contentious matters and supporting real estate transactions.

What you'll do

• Advise on, draft and negotiate amendments to standard form building contracts such as JCT, FIDIC and NEC including associated collateral warranties/third party rights, performance bonds and parent company guarantees
• Draft and negotiate both industry form (JCT, RIBA, RICS) and bespoke consultant appointments and subcontracts
• Conduct due diligence reviews of collateral warranty/third party rights packages for commercial tenants
• Input into construction aspects of agreements for lease and licences to alter for commercial tenants
• Draft and negotiate commercial fit-out contracts, novation agreements, letters of intent and pre-construction services agreements
• Carry out contract risk reviews for contractor and consultant clients when tendering for or negotiating contracts
• Advise on disputes including with regard to termination of contracts, insolvency, payment disputes, extension of time disputes and defects claims
• Assist with bringing or defending adjudication proceedings
• Assist with bringing and defending claims in other dispute forums including court, arbitration and mediation
• Draft and advise on term maintenance agreements

What we're looking for