Legal Counsel
Construction firm
London (Hybrid working)
£80K-£90K + bonus
The role:
* To work closely with the wider legal team to provide high quality, effective, pragmatic, solutions orientated legal advice to the business - with a focus on non-contentious construction law advice. This will include advising on and assisting in the negotiation of high value contracts, in both the contractor and sub-contractor space. This will include standard form (NEC and JCT in particular) and bespoke contracts.
* To support the applicable business divisions in proactively identifying potential disputes or claims and anticipating and providing strategic advice to avoid such disputes or claims.
* To be a point of reference on construction law matters within the business for business stakeholders, ensuring that the Head of Legal is kept up to date on key matters and challenges; building relations with stakeholders within the business divisions and broader business, in particular developing trusted relationships in areas of expertise.
* To promote key legislative changes that may impact the business divisions and share the same across the team and business divisions as appropriate. Support in running training sessions and promote knowledge sharing across the team and business divisions. Developing and rolling out, with the team, appropriate precedent tools a...