Construction Dispute Resolution Lawyer

7 days ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Pinsent Masons Full time

Construction Dispute Resolution Lawyer (7+ Years PQE) – Glasgow and/or Edinburgh

Brief

We are looking to recruit a talented and experienced lawyer with 7+ years PQE to join our Construction, Advisory and Disputes team in Glasgow and/or Edinburgh.

Background to the Construction, Advisory and Disputes Team

The Construction, Advisory and Disputes Team in Scotland is at the heart of our market-leading global disputes practice. It is:

a hub for many of the firm's most important relationships; host to some of the firm's largest domestic and international disputes; a centre of excellence for innovation; and home to several of the firm's global leadership team.

Our group, as a whole, is consistently ranked number 1 globally for construction, energy and infrastructure ranked among the top 100 arbitration practices worldwide by Global Arbitration Review with a first class team of over 170 lawyers. Pinsent Masons LLP is recognised both nationally and internationally as the leading adviser to the construction and engineering industries and for infrastructure and energy projects. We have an unrivalled reputation in acting for contractors, project companies, developers, public bodies, funders and insurers. We act for over half of the UK's top 50 contractors, a large number of the top contractors worldwide and an impressive range of private and public sector clients.

Our deep understanding and close alignment to the construction sector enables us to offer an "entire project life cycle" service to our clients. Our legal services span national and international procurement techniques and strategies and all forms of dispute resolution.

Key clients

Balfour Beatty BAM Construction Barclays Bank plc Bilfinger BP plc British Gas City of Edinburgh Council Harbour Board of Aberdeen HFD Group Ineos Group ISG Metso Outotec Multiplex Sacyr Construction Wills Bros Worley

The Candidate

The successful candidate will:

Have deep experience in construction and engineering disputes and advisory work at an established private practice firm or large in-house practice, with a focus on the infrastructure, energy and/or real estate sectors Be able to manage both disputes and teams effectively, with consistently excellent service delivery and very strong technical skills Have a very strong academic background, with excellent communication and organisational skills Contribute to the development of the business, through client relationships and networks Be commercially aware, operating efficiently and with an interest in innovation Proactively seek out development opportunities for themselves and others Be qualified in Scotland and/or England & Wales

The opportunity

High quality engineering and construction work – both live project advisory work and formal disputes involving adjudication, arbitration, litigation, mediation and other forms of ADR Responsibility and opportunities to develop rewarding and sustainable client relationships The very best national and international work Client secondment and PM Office secondment opportunities; and Genuine long-term career prospects supported through our "best in class" training and our Academy personal development programmes. The firm provides ongoing tailored training pre- and post-promotion, which has enabled several recent Scottish promotions into Partner and Legal Director roles.

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