Legal Counsel
Bristol
Competitive salary + benefits
About us
Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.
Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, we provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look.
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Why work for us?
You’ll be part of a committed governance team supporting the business to manage its risks by advising colleagues in relation to contracts for the supply of services to our clients.
The role
Reporting to a solicitor within the team, but with hybrid working options, the role primarily involves reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and assisting with other governance-related queries raised by the business.
1. Legal research
2. Drafting Legal Documents
3. Client (internal and external) Meetings and Communication
4. Negotiating appointment contracts and supplier agreements
5. Assisting other parts of the business on governance-related matters (e.g. Credit Control)
6. Legal Advice and Guidance
7. Taking responsibility for the delivery of some aspects of the team's target
What we are looking for
8. A qualified solicitor with a range of experience from newly qualified (NQ) to post-qualification experience (2PQE)
9. Some construction law experience is preferable but not essential
10. Experience in reviewing commercial contracts and understanding the related law
11. Keen to develop knowledge and understanding of commercial/construction law
12. Efficient & organised
13. A keen eye for detail and meticulous work ethic
14. Ability to work autonomously and interact with local teams and remote offices
15. Ability to interact with Directors across the firm and other senior staff
16. Ability to interact and negotiate with clients
17. Confident communicator, written and verbal
18. Ability to work in a confidential and sensitive manner
19. Ability to keep track/report on progress, keep data live and up to date
20. Good IT skills, proficient in MS Outlook, Word & Excel
21. Flexible and adaptive approach to task management
To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry leading training and development to support you throughout your career.
22. Life Assurance
23. Income protection
24. Travel Allowance
25. days annual leave, increasing to with the length of service
26. Contributory pension scheme
27. Employee Assistance Programme
28. Enhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental Leave
29. Season Ticket Loans
30. Professional membership subscription
31. Flexitime
Flexible benefits
32. Hybrid Working – activity-based approach
33. Employee stock purchase plan – a voluntary program that allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a % discount
34. Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days
35. Study Assistance
36. Cycle to work scheme
37. Employee Referral Scheme
38. Sabbatical Leave
39. Other flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts, travel & dental insurance, and GAYE (Give as you Earn)
40. Flexible working - We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage
To apply simply complete a CV profile and submit your application, or for further information please contact
We are committed to being a place where underrepresented individuals and communities are not just included, but where marginalised knowledge and experience is valued, amplified, and harnessed. So, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including women, people of the Global Majority, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people, neurodivergent people, and those from all other underrepresented or marginalised groups. To learn more about our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion, see our .
Adjustments and accommodations
If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to ensure you can participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability, neurodivergence, or anything else) please let us know.
Flexible working
We are committed to enabling a healthy work-life balance for all employees. So, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle, including part-time, term-time-only, and remote working.
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