Our nationally recognised real estate group makes up 50% of our client business and covers the full spectrum of property law. As a vital part of that offering, our specialist contentious construction team are now looking to further expand and are keen to hear from candidates with in-depth experience of contentious construction to work within an ambitious and growing team of specialists. The role can be based from either our London Victoria or Tunbridge Wells office.
About the role
The team work across the full spectrum of construction and engineering litigation including construction related professional negligence, disputes concerning office, retail and leisure developments as well as social housing projects, often working closely with our non-contentious construction colleagues as well as with other parts of the real estate group. Clients include landed estates, charities, banks and pension funds. Both the head of construction (a litigator) and the head of non-contentious construction have been recognised for their expertise in the field so the role would offer an excellent opportunity to continue your personal development working alongside them and the rest of the team to build your practice/personal brand in this sector. Our lawyers are also well supported with an internal infrastructure (including utilising the latest legal technology), that will allow you to focus on providing 1st class client care and legal expertise.
About you
We pride ourselves on making a difference to our clients. Our lawyers are therefore passionate about providing empathic client care and commercially minded legal advice. As a contentious construction lawyer, you will be confident at providing in depth expertise on various client issues by leveraging past experience running your own case files. A passion for business development and promoting your own personal brand will also be beneficial as well as an interest in legal technology as we look for ways to streamline and reduce the effort to serve our clients. We will also consider candidates from a commercial or property disputes background, who are keen to transition into contentious construction law.
If you have had a career break or are thinking about a return to the law, we will fully support you with training and assistance.
Why us?
At Cripps, we’re lawyers for business and life. Solving problems and championing ambitions to make a positive and lasting difference. We are B Corp™ certified and have joined a global community of businesses aligning profit and purpose to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
We are not only dedicated to our clients but also to our people, ensuring that we support each other with training and development opportunities, clearly defined career progression paths, access to the latest legal tech and a range of benefits that include private health care, a free 24hr counselling services via an Employee Assistance Programme, 25 days of annual leave plus your birthday off (if it falls on a working day), and a charity day to use each year.
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Hybrid working statement
Our strategy is to put people at the centre of everything we do. We have designed a guide to help employees achieve the right balance between working in the office and working from home, while serving the needs of our clients and the firm. It is likely that most of us will spend around 50% of their time in the office and 50% working from home However we appreciate arrangements may vary from role to role. This approach encourages office time focused on training, supervision, collaboration and innovation, and those tasks that require individual focus to be completed while working at home.
How to apply
If you are interested in this position and would like more information, please send your CV to [email protected].
We are open to considering flexible ways of working from all applicants, please do contact us to discuss how this could work for you. Find out more about working at Cripps.
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