Construction Lawyer

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Lendlease Full time

About Us

Places for everyone. That’s our mission. To shape cities, create connected communities and deliver workplaces of the future, right around the world.

As a globally integrated real estate group, we draw on decades of experience and the latest thinking in development, design, placemaking, construction and investments to deliver iconic and enormously successful places.

We are currently recruiting for a Construction Lawyer to join the Lendlease Construction business. This is an opportunity for a strategic thinking construction lawyer with a non-contentious focus to join a growing legal team supporting the European Construction and Consulting business at a top global construction, property and real estate firm.

What will you do?
- Provide legal support on proposed construction and consulting projects including the review and negotiation of main contract terms and consultant and subcontractor appointments (based on JCT/NEC/PPC2000 standard forms as well as framework arrangements)
- Provide legal support covering a range of issues on active projects
- Analyse, review, evaluate and research risks, and develop and implement alternative solutions
- Maintain current knowledge on legal developments, disseminating updates to business units
- Manage relationships with external law firms and coordinate between external law firms and the business.
- Assist in managing and updating precedent documents for the construction and consulting business
- Support the Head of Legal in team matters including legal team training and reporting - this is not a people manager role
- Supporting our development and investment management business with construction elements of developments
- Produce, analyse, interpret, implement, and update the Lendlease legal and risk policies, procedures and databases and prepare, review and provide legal documents and reports to track legal issues, recommend corrective actions and maintain timely information in compliance with requirements of Governmental agencies, laws, statutes, rules and regulations

You will bring
- Minimum 5 years PQE solicitor or equivalent in other common law jurisdiction with strong academic background
- Legal practising certificate
- In depth experience of construction including work for contractors and employers
- Experience in major construction projects, urban regeneration projects, commercial office projects and heritage projects
- Extensive experience of contract reviews and strong negotiation skills of JCT Design and Building and NEC3/4 forms of contract
- Knowledge of developer/funder documentation
- Knowledge of dispute work is an advantage but not essential.
- In-house experience/aptitude to work in-house
- Experience or understanding of new methods of construction matters is an advantage
- Experience in relevant ancillary legal areas including, development, real estate finance, insurance, insolvency. product liability, technology
- Contract review and negotiation skills of other forms of contract including management contracts, construction management agreements and PPC2000 form is an advantage

What we provide

At Lendlease we are place makers and value creators and, for us to deliver on these strategic priorities, we recognise that the health and wellbeing of our people comes first. By combining awareness, prevention, and support for financial, mental, physical and lifestyle wellbeing, we provide a structure that empowers everyone at Lendlease to thrive. Want to find out more about our benefits click

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Belong at Lendlease

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm.

We strive for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we work; and for everyone to feel they belong.

We build careers, develop skills, and invest in people. Imagine what more you can do here.


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