Purpose of The Role 

The continued success of the team has led to an increase in the number and value of key mandates.  We are looking to recruit a Construction lawyer to join our Leeds team specialising in contentious construction matters. This includes acting for Developers, Lenders, Landlords, Tenants, PPP's and Public Sector Bodies across a range of JCT, NEC and other standard form contracts and bespoke terms.

There is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in the carrying out of high calibre work together with, client relationship development and continued expansion of the team and practice.

This is a high performing, cohesive and busy team with a strong client list and pipeline. Legal Directors are encouraged and supported to take lead roles on client relationships and the supervision of the team, allowing for the development of client networks and management skills    

The Team

With more than 100 specialist lawyers, including 26 Partners, our Construction and Engineering team offers a full service of legal solutions to all aspects of the construction industry.

Our Team in Leeds consists of 6 partners and over 30 other fee earners. The team's specialist experience combined with their commerciality, great relationships and innovation are the reason that they remain Tier 1 ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers.  

The team advise on every aspect of Construction Law across all sectors of the industry, both contentious and non-contentious. The work of the group is hugely varied and includes buildings, civil and process plant engineering, energy, infrastructure and utilities - across both private and public sectors.  The team also provide project support and advice to our wider Real Estate, Banking and Projects teams.

Your Areas of Knowledge and Expertise

• Excellent academic achievement with a minimum 2:1 degree.
• Suitable candidates will have strong academics and at least ten years' experience in construction law, at a leading practice recognised for construction or Real Estate work. Candidates will therefore have a good grounding in construction.
• The ability to actively lead complex transactions, liaising and coordinating with fee earners from other relevant disciplines as needed.
• Experience in supervising, developing and managing more junior fee earners.
• Ability to achieve continuous improvement and development.

Our Firm

Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment.  Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.

We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them. As such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are: something that is absolutely celebrated at AG.

OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in. 

Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.

Are you up for the challenge?