Construction – Solicitor / Associate

☞ Blake Morgan LLP

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Southampton South East

Category: Legal / Contracts

Industry: Law Practice Legal Services Financial Services

Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Role Purpose
The Role

We are looking for a 2-5 year PQE solicitor to advise largely on non-contentious matters. As a team, many of us work on both contentious and non- contentious matters and we are keen to encourage people to develop a wide skill set. You should be familiar with JCT and NEC contracts from a purely construction and property development perspective, while any experience of PPP, PFI, FIDIC, ICHEME would be great.

Whilst Cardiff or Southampton based, you will be part of our large construction team which who work across our offices. We are keen to support a productive work/life balance and to enable you to develop a long-term professional profile in the regions. We are currently working remotely with occasional office attendance when there is a business need. We are looking forward to more frequent attendance when it is safe to do so and a long term future of flexible working, building on the positive aspects of our team’s experiences during 2020.

Skills & Experience

Skills / Experience Required

We are interested in candidates with high calibre construction experience acquired at a leading national, regional or City law firm. Candidates with in-house legal experience at major contractor, consultant or public bodies will also be valued highly.
  • 2-5 years PQE
  • You should be familiar with JCT and NEC.
  • Confident and personable
  • Strong technical competence
  • Intellectual ability
  • Exceptional self-motivation
  • A team player
  • Good communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Commercial awareness
  • Well regarded where you are
  • An active networker
  • Understand and comply with Information Security responsibilities commensurate with this role including Data Protection and the duty of confidentiality
Job Benefits

Some of the benefits of working at Blake Morgan include:
  • 26 days’ annual holiday and option to purchase 1 weeks’ leave
  • Birthday holiday, should your birthday fall on a working day
  • Performance related bonus scheme
  • Profit share scheme
  • Private medical insurance including access to a health advice helpline
  • Auto-enrolment pension scheme with matched contributions (5% employer pension contribution when employee contributes 3%)
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • MediCare Cash Plan - claim for flu jab, health screening, optical and dental plus a range of wellbeing and health services
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Professional subscriptions
  • Free parking (Southampton)
  • Limited parking (Oxford)
  • Season ticket loan (Cardiff, London and Reading)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Preferential rates for travel insurance
  • Discounts at leading retailers
  • Volunteering leave
  • Recruitment referral scheme
  • Gifts at key lifestyle and career milestones
Culture & Environment

Our Culture and Environment

We Have Created An Environment Underpinned By Our "ACTS Framework" That Places High Value On Being

We pride ourselves on our Personality, which is weaved into everything we do for our staff, clients and communities alike.

A stute (commercially)

C ommitted

T eam playing

S traightforward

It’s part of the way we like to do things. If you wish to work amongst colleagues with these behaviours, then you will find yourself amongst likeminded individuals at Blake Morgan.

We work as one team and believe in supporting our colleagues to strengthen the firm. We act honestly and openly in all that we do. We care for our communities and encourage all our people to actively participate in our sports, social and charitable activities. We also offer opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge and to progress within the firm via our Blake Morgan Academy.

Blake Morgan strives to create and maintain a positive, non-discriminatory work environment. We will ensure that all applications for vacancies will be considered without discrimination against any person on the basis of race, colour, religion, disability, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age or marital status. Further details about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion can be found .

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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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