Senior Associate

2 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Walker Lovell Full time £90,000 - £120,000 per year

Lead the Charge: Build Something New with Strategic Backing

Take the lead on high-quality construction work - with a Bristol base, a national team behind you, and the autonomy to shape your market presence. This is a key growth role with strong incoming demand and no internal barriers to progression.

This opportunity offers flexibility across the firm's network of office locations, which include Bristol, Cambridge, Nottingham, Peterborough – allowing you to shape your career from where you work best.

Package & Benefits

  • Strong base + high-impact bonus
  • 30 days annual leave + bank holidays + enhanced Christmas leave
  • Partner-level healthcare (family cover)
  • Defined progression track with autonomy to lead
  • Life assurance, enhanced pension, and Level 1 BHSF health cashback
  • Hybrid working: typically 3 days in, 2 days remote

Why This Firm

A nationally respected firm with a thriving construction and engineering team, supporting developers, contractors, sub-contractors, and occupiers across both private and public sectors. The practice is led by partners from leading international law firms, bringing heavyweight expertise from top-ranked construction teams. With six offices and growing demand, this is a strategic opportunity to help shape the firm's footprint - and progression here isn't constrained by rigid structures. Senior lawyers are promoted on performance, not politics.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead on a mix of contentious and non-contentious construction matters from instruction to resolution
  • Shape and grow the construction offering in Bristol with full partner support
  • Work collaboratively with regional colleagues to manage workload and cross-referrals
  • Drive business development in the local market, leveraging existing demand and relationships

What You'll Bring

  • 7+ years' PQE in construction law, with solid exposure to both contentious and transactional work
  • Proven ability to manage a full caseload independently
  • Strategic mindset and confidence to build a local market presence

Experience mentoring juniors or leading small teams is required

Who This Suits

You're a confident construction lawyer ready to step into a senior role with clear upward mobility - in a firm where progression isn't limited by hierarchy, but shaped by impact. You'll shape your own remit, lead in your market, and plug into a collaborative national team with a growing book of high-quality work.

Apply now for a confidential conversation with Walker Lovell.

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