Associate in Construction

6 months ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom Eversheds Sutherland Full time

Region 1- EMEA
- Practice group 1- Litigation & Dispute Mgmt
- Office 1- Cardiff
- Position type 1- Permanent
- Summary 1
- We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with 5,000+ colleagues in more than 30 countries. We’re full‑service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities - and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

**What to expect**

As a lawyer, you enjoy a variety of work: regional to international and across practice groups. With us, you grow your global mindset. You’re encouraged to put ideas into action and there’s always something new and different to get involved in. We see the fast-moving world as a place where we can all thrive and succeed. We’re excited for what’s next, so with us, you can be too.

**Our team**

With over 500 experienced attorneys, we are one of the top ten largest Litigation practices in the world. Internationally recognised, we are featured in The Lawyer Global Top 50, Global Investigations Review Top 100 and Global Arbitration Review Top 30. Our global Litigation team has led clients through some of the most complex disputes and challenging regulatory investigations around the world.

At Eversheds Sutherland, our disputes Construction & Engineering team sits alongside our transactional colleagues within Litigation. Our construction and engineering lawyers are acknowledged experts when it comes to large scale projects and disputes avoidance and management. We utilise the experience and commercial expertise of our people to ensure deals are delivered on time and problems resolved in a straightforward and commercial manner.

Acting for governments, public bodies, major multinational, national and international corporations and contractors, the matters we deal with are often highly significant and complex. As part of one of the largest teams of its kind in the world, our people have the support they need to deliver excellence.

**Role and key responsibilities**

We are looking for a talented Associate to join our team (ideally 1 - 4 years PQE).

The focus of the team is major infrastructure and development projects, acting for a wide range of national and international clients. We have a particular focus on work in the Energy and Transport sectors as well the traditional built environment.

**Skills and experience**

We are keen to speak with contentious construction lawyers wanting to develop and thrive within an exciting, international focused team and offering:

- 1-4pqe in contentious or a mix of contentious and non-contentious construction law.
- Strong technical skills gained through working on high value construction and engineering disputes, with the ability to understand complex legal arguments and subtle interpretation differences and to explain the law clearly and concisely.
- Excellent communication skills, the ability to build rapport with clients and a dedication to providing a first rate client service both internally and externally.
- A “can do” attitude, one team ethos and willingness to go the extra mile to ensure client needs are met.
- A highly organised and strong practical approach with the ability to follow procedures, meet key dates and juggle the demands of a busy workload.

**What’s in it for you?**

At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.
- We’re fair, transparent and equitable
- We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance
- We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working
- We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support
- We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion
- We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs
- We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross-function exposure
- We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement
- We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance

**Diversity and inclusion**

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster dive

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