Legal Executive
7 months ago
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our forward-thinking, innovative, and friendly construction legal team based in Reading. Reporting into the Head of Construction you will be responsible for advising on contractual projects, collaborating with contractors, developers, sub-contractors, and corporate clients.
**Experience/ Attributes required**
Have a degree or CILEX qualification.
- Experience of working in a legal environment dealing with contracts and contract law is essential.
- The ability-to work independently, have a proactive approach to the work.
- Must enjoy a collaborative approach to work with the ability to build relationships quickly with clients and colleagues.
- Be comfortable working under pressure with the ability to plan and prioritise work; have an appreciation of the needs and constraints of others in the team; and be commercially aware.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficiency within MS Office and Outlook and used to amending complicated construction contracts on a day to day basis.
- Knowledge of commercial contracts and/or working within construction law team is essential.
- Knowledge of construction legislation would be useful but not essential
**Work type**:
- Supporting Head of team with a varied caseload of construction matters
- Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing documentation
- Building contracts, all the major standard forms, including JCT. NEC, FIDIC, MF/1, and ad hoc forms.
- Professional team’s terms of appointment both ad hoc and those based on professional organisations standard forms of appointment.
- Sub-contracts of all tiers
- Collateral warranties
- Parent Company Guarantees
- Performance Bonds
- Letters of Intent
- Interface agreements
- Development and Project Agreements and the construction provisions within Agreements for Lease
- Organising and maintaining up-to-date systems to ensure effective document management.
- Used to working with tight deadlines and prepared to work outside of core working hours.
- Conducting Legal research.
- Contributing to the development of the Construction practice, including identifying opportunities for growth, and marketing the team's services
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
**Salary**: Up to £27,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oxford
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