Job Description

Role

Newly Qualified Projects Solicitor

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Category:

Legal

Team:

Projects

PQE:

NQ

Location:

Bristol

Terms:

Permanent

NQ Solicitor (Projects)

Here at Burges Salmon, we bring new ideas and perspectives to everything we do, without ever compromising the quality of our work. Join us and you'll have every opportunity to fulfil your potential as you help shape our future - and we'll support you all the way.



We are recruiting NQ Solicitors (qualifying this September) for our top tier Projects offering to supplement our internal qualifying cohort. We have work available across a range of sectors with household name clients.



These sectors include renewable energy, defence, sustainable transport/infrastructure and public sector procurement. In joining Burges Salmon, you can expect to work and develop alongside market-leading experts, providing regulatory and commercial legal advice on an enviable diet of complex and engaging projects. Due to the firm's reputation and status, the team regularly tenders for some of the most innovative and important projects nationwide.

The Firm

Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.



We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have been voted by our people as a 'Best Law Firm to Work At' in RollonFriday's national surveys for the last 4 years.

The Team

The Projects team is Tier 1 ranked and known for being one of the largest Projects Departments outside of London, with specialists singled out as 'leaders in their fields' (Legal 500, 2024). The Partners have a wealth of experience to impart and are very approachable and collaborative.


Brioney Thomas - Partner and Head of Department Ian Salter - Partner James Phillips - Partner and Head of Energy John Houlden - Partner and Head of Public Sector and Procurement Ross Fairley - Partner and Head of Renewable Energy Keith Beattie - Partner (Defence and Aviation)

What others say...

The team is Tier 1 ranked in The Legal 500 and recognised across various sectors in Chambers.


'They were impressive in their depth of experience, their ability to resource our needs at all levels and their innovate ways of offering an attractive service offering.' - The Legal 500 (2024)


'Burges Salmon is unique in that it delivers the quality of service you would expect from a London City firm at Bristol rates. The team are approachable, well informed and very easy to work with.' - The Legal 500 (2024)

The Work

Specific duties within the Projects Team can vary between sectors, but more broadly the work is similar to that of a commercial solicitor, with the key difference of delivering commercial, procurement law, due diligence, and regulatory advice within highly regulated sectors which require specialist expertise.

What you will need

A training seat in Projects is not required for this opportunity, but you should be able to demonstrate interest and prior research of our specialist sectors (Energy, Defence, Sustainable Transport/Infrastructure, or public procurement).



Transactional/advisory areas of law with transferable skills and experience may include but are not limited to:


Commercial Banking & Finance Corporate (M&A) Construction

You will also need to be a qualified Solicitor in England & Wales as of September 2025.



We have other opportunities available for more experienced Projects Solicitors, so please check our current vacancies for level appropriate opportunities.


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Benefits

We will provide you with a collaborative environment, City-quality work and a transparent, structured path to advancing your career, guided by a supportive leadership team - as you would expect from RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work at' for the last three years consecutively.





As an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation, we have been awarded the highest level recognition for the firm's commitment to our people.


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Get in touch!

Our resourcing team can provide firm insight and an overview of the department to make sure this is the right next career for you. For a confidential conversation call Chris Jenkinson on 0117 307 2246.

Applications

Please click on the link to upload your CV and covering letter.

Our commitments

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.



We are committed to finding the right person for this role, and we are open to discussing flexible, full time or part time working patterns. We have a successful hybrid working model, which provides another way for our people to work with flexibility.



Burges Salmon is an Equal Opportunity employer.
Meet the recruiter

Chris Jenkinson

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Chris.Jenkinson@burges-salmon.com


+44 117 307 2246