Associate - Construction

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Hong Kong, Leeds, Limassol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Monaco, Newcastle, Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.

Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.

**Job role**:**Associate - Construction

**Hours**: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

**Team**: Construction

**Location**:London

**Benefits**: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer:

- Annual leave starting at 25 days
- Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
- Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
- 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
- Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
- Annual fitness allowance
- Flexible pension scheme
- ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
- Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
- Medicash
- EAP with access to counselling
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year
- Life assurance
- Group income protection
- Annual travel season ticket loan
- Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
- Bespoke training and development opportunities
- Financial contribution towards home working equipment

**Role overview**
- Introduction to the role:_

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a solicitor to join our established construction team in London. Joining 2 Partners, David Rintoul & Sam Nichols, along with 2 Legal Directors, 1 Senior Associate, 2 Associates, 2 Trainees and 1 Paralegal, this appointment underlines the firm's commitment to London market and investing in the best people to help support growth.
- Introduction to the team:_

The team, headed up nationally by Anjon Mallik and now 33 strong, is a leading force in the property and construction sector, dealing exclusively with construction and engineering law matters, construction and engineering sector clients and clients procuring construction and engineering services.

The team are recognised experts for contentious and non-contentious work with an international client base which includes developers, funders, consultants, UK and European based contractors and sub-contractors. Such a depth of expertise means a unique spread of work covering multiple jurisdictions for both project and dispute work (including international arbitrations).

**Key responsibilities**:

- Manage own contentious work and assist with non-contentious work acting for employers and contractors, construction professionals and funders
- Manage own and assist in dispute resolution through litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation, and negotiation
- Drafting pleadings, witness statements and instructing experts
- Client liaison - direct contact developing the relationship
- Reviewing and reporting on all forms of construction and engineering contracts
- Drafting and negotiating building contracts
- Due diligence of construction contracts
- Preparing professional appointments and warranties and manage their completion
- Preparing performance bonds and parent company guarantees
- Preparing reports and due diligence
- Drafting letters of advice/instructions to clients/experts
- Preparation of documents in proceedings, including claims, witness statements and other documents

**What are we looking for**:

- Important criteria:_
- Qualified Solicitor or equivalent
- Previous construction experience
- It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:_
- Excellent organisational skills
- Demonstrates an understanding of clients, colleagues, and others
- Adheres to guidelines and procedures
- Ability to interact and communicate with the client and keep them up to date
- The ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Renewables sector experience
- Adjudication experience**Equality, Diversity and Inclusion**

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encoura