We have a vacancy for a senior legal counsel to support the Head of Legal in addressing the UK HQ and divisional-wide legal needs of the business. Colas Rail is looking for a part-time construction solicitor on a permanent basis for 3 or 4 days a week.
Person Specification
* Qualified to practice in England.
* Extensive experience in non-contentious construction law and having previously trained at a top 100 law firm.
* Experience in disputes is desirable but not essential.
* Confident working independently with minimal supervision.
* Ability to identify risk from both a commercial and legal perspective and assist with finding creative solutions.
* Strong ability to communicate and to balance, prioritise and manage a diverse workload.
* Ideal for those looking to make the move from private practice to in-house in a flexible and friendly working environment and a supportive team culture.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the business in addressing its legal needs across a spectrum of legal areas including construction, commercial, and procurement.
* As Senior Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for the delivery of commercially focused, legal advice and support to the business.
* Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial, construction and engineering agreements.
* Excellent understanding of key standard form of construction contracts including NEC.
* Involvement in managing disputes from time to time.
* Dealing with ad-hoc property matters.
* Assisting in delivering or facilitating training within the Procurement Team and, where appropriate, across the business.
* Involvement in Data Protection and liaising with Company Data Protection Officer.
* Reviewing, drafting and amending various policies and standard form contracts from time to time.
* 2 days a week working in the head office to help train and develop junior members of the legal team.
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