Job Description

Lester Aldridge have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Associate / Senior Associate to join our Construction & Engineering team.

The Firm

At Lester Aldridge, we have fostered a culture of collaboration, excellence, and innovation, with a mission to provide practical and commercially sound legal solutions tailored to clients' needs. We are dedicated to empowering our people, nurturing talent, and supporting your professional growth, making us a dynamic workplace where you can thrive!

Lester Aldridge is a full-service law firm with offices in Bournemouth, Southampton and London. We offer legal advice to businesses and individuals on a local, national and international scale. Our practice areas include:

Real Estate Development, including Planning & Environment, Construction & Engineering, and Restructuring & Insolvency; Real Estate Finance; High-end Residential Property; Marine & Shipping; Corporate & Commercial; Charities & Non-Profit; Healthcare; Employment; Litigation & Recoveries; International Probate & Estates; Wills, Trusts & Estates; Tax; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury; Court of Protection; Family.

The Team

Our Construction & Engineering team sits within the wider Real Estate & Development team. We are predominantly based in Southampton, but we work closely with our colleagues across the firm, including Bournemouth and London.

We provide contentious and non-contentious legal advice to clients across the sector, including national developers, funders, landlords, management companies, contractors, consultants and high net worth individuals on a variety of construction projects. We have experience in commercial and residential developments, public sector works, mixed-use, office, industrial, hotel, retail and leisure developments, care and retirement living projects, offshore wind farm constructions, and marina and port-related developments.

We advise our clients through all stages of the development, from planning and procurement to practical completion and dispute avoidance, including drafting and negotiating building contracts, consultants' appointments, collateral warranties, third-party rights and bonds, and offering ongoing project advice.

Our team benefits from a knowledge lawyer and paralegal support and access to valuable on-line resources.

Our Construction and the wider Real Estate Development team are recognised in the Legal 500, with many partners within Lester Aldridge being ranked in the legal directories.

The Role

We are looking for a 4+ years PQE construction solicitor to join our friendly team.

While ideally this role would suit a candidate with a mixture of both contentious and non-contentious construction experience, we would also like to hear from candidates who may have experience working on primarily contentious or non-contentious construction matters.

You will:

be a strong team player, with excellent interpersonal skills have strong attention to detail and organizational skills have confidence in your expertise, with the ability to problem-solve, make decisions, and progress work swiftly have experience of effective matter management and business development activities be able to build strong client relationships and expand your network within the industry

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

: Comprehensive coverage for your health and wellbeing.

Generous Leave:

25 days holiday plus an additional celebration day.

Perks & Benefits:

Access to Perkbox and a contributory pension scheme.

Work-life balance:

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements from our Southampton or Bournemouth office with the beautiful south coast on your doorstep.

Career Progression:

A competitive salary and benefits with performance-based opportunities for career development.

Autonomy and support:

Handle and develop your own case load independently but with the support of the team and the wider LA family .

Hands-on experience:

A client-facing role, working closely with interesting clients and colleagues.

A welcoming environment:

A friendly, supportive team with a focus on developing your skills and introduction to the wider firm and contact/industry events. *

A real opportunity:

Carve a niche for yourself in this dynamic, exciting specialism within a respected Real Estate team.