Location : Birmingham, Exeter, Leeds, London, Manchester, Winchester
Hybrid Working
THE DIVISION
Our Construction Team sits within the Corporate and Commercial department. Ithas a varied mix of work across both the public sector and private clients, predominately in sectors including health, local government (including work in the arts and education sector), emergency services and social housing. We advise on projects from “cradle to “grave”. We design and structure projects. We advise on operational issues. We advise on termination and expiry issues. We also advise on the full range of disputes that can arise out of procurements including procurement disputes, design and construction disputes, operational disputes particularly in relation to payment disputes and fire safety disputes and termination disputes.
We advise on a number of market leading matters in the PFI / Projects / Infrastructure arenas and are currently advising on a number of schemes within the NHS New Hospital Programme. We have market-leading experience of advising on terminating PFI contracts in the health and emergency services sectors.
THE ROLE
We are now seeking a construction non-contentious senior lawyer to join our busy commercial team that operates in either our Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester or Winchester office. The successful candidate will undertake a wide range of high quality and complex commercial work primarily for our public and private sector clients across the health, housing and emergency service sectors predominantly.
The successful candidate will be a commercially minded solicitor who can work very closely with clients, provide first class practical advice and who is technically proficient in drafting and advising on a range of project documents.
The role will involve responsibility for your own caseload as well as working closely with the partners and solicitors of the commercial teams on business development opportunities. A genuine interest in growing business from existing clients as well as targeting and attracting new clients is therefore very important. We don't believe in standing still so all our team are encouraged to get out there, raise their profile and network in order to help grow the department and promote their career prospects.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrate at interview that they have:
- Experience of drafting, negotiating and advising on NEC and JCT contract documents, with other experience in PFI being ideal;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Excellent commercial awareness;
- Excellent organisation and time management skills;
- The ability and willingness to work flexibly and autonomously;
- A team orientated mindset.
Capsticks is an inclusive employer
At Capsticks we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and therefore we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, background, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, religion and beliefs.
We will make reasonable adjustments to our application and interview process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. We understand that there's not a "one size fits all" approach to adjustments so our team will work with you individually to understand more about your requirements. If you have any questions please contact our Recruitment team on: (Careers@capsticks.com)
