Principal Associate - Non Contentious Construction - 12 month FTC
Gowling WLG International Limited
Principal Associate - Non Contentious Construction - 12 month FTC
Salary Not Specified
Gowling WLG International Limited, Birmingham
- Full time
- Temporary
- Remote working
Posted 3 weeks ago, 11 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 4dc5ce6218fe416abef07b8727d75011
Full Job Description
- Experience in advising on all major forms of construction contract, including NEC and JCT, together with experience in advising on development and funding agreements and agreements for lease;
- A proven ability to give pragmatic, commercial advice;
- Experience of supervising junior fee earners;
- Excellent time management and organisation skills;
- Team player who is willing to get involved in new areas of work;
- Sound drafting, negotiation and problem solving skills;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Our construction & engineering team comprises over 30 lawyers, including 14 partners, and is one of the largest (and most experienced and respected) construction & engineering teams in the UK. We offer in-depth legal and technical expertise in every area of construction & engineering law and we pride ourselves on providing proactive and realistic advice to assist in the successful negotiation and management of contracts. - Advising the developer on the forward funding and development of a 2.94 million sq ft global parts logistics centre - the UK's largest-ever single occupier logistics build-to-suit transaction.
- The development of a new 500,000 sq. ft. office campus for Santander UK at Milton Keynes, hailed upon deal completion as the largest value building contract let in the UK since the COVID-19 outbreak;
- Highways England's £1.7billion A303 road scheme at Stonehenge;
- Battersea Power Station redevelopment, one of the largest schemes ever delivered in London;
- Blackstone's £4.7bn acquisition of iQ Student Accommodation;
- Global pharma manufacturing facilities in the UK, Europe and North Africa; and
- A hybrid approach to office and remote working
- Generous annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
- Free private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
- A generous pension allowance
- Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
- The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
- A range of health and wellbeing programmes
- State of the art offices in Birmingham city centre with an on site restaurant
- Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.
Our advice is based on detailed knowledge of the industry - its practices, procedures and processes, both on-site and off-site - and members of the team include a former quantity surveyor with practical experience of major projects.
Clients include many of the UK's leading development, funding, residential, retail and industrial companies, a significant number of public sector bodies and major contractors.
The non-contentious construction & engineering team is in a unique position within the market, in that it acts for the holy trinity of developers, contractors and institutional purchasers/investors. As such, the team plays a leading role in numerous large scale, complex and important projects in such varied sectors as: real estate development, institutional investors, logistics and e-fulfilment, housing, infrastructure, energy/nuclear, regeneration, health care, pharma and life sciences, central and local government, hotel, retail & leisure and alternative asset classes.
The team is well known for having a real 'team spirit' and consists of a large number of people who trained with the firm and chose to qualify into the team. One of those (now 10 years PQE) recently commented:
"I genuinely enjoy my job, and one of the biggest reasons is the people- at all levels the team is welcoming, friendly and supportive. We work hard, but maintain good humour, and make time for one another to share advice, knowledge and experience - or just a cup of tea (and cake!)"
Examples of recent projects:
Official Legal Advisers to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, including HQ fit-out, overlay agreements and utilities infrastructure agreements;
Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration scheme, one of the largest regeneration schemes in the country, including a new rail freight facility, a new railway station, and a new waste transfer station.
Main purpose of the role:
To advise property companies, real estate investors, public sector clients, corporate occupiers and contractors, on high value, high profile construction, engineering and infrastructure projects.
The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 23 consecutive years.
Excellent benefits, including:
Many of our people work flexibly in some way. If you would like to explore your own flexible working arrangements with us, we are happy to discuss this during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunities:
Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, and national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.
Any offers we make will be conditional subject to clearance by the SRA, evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and DBS clearance