Senior Associate

Senior Associate

Full-Time No working from home possible
Balfour Lewis

We are recruiting for a highly regarded construction practice recognised for their non-contentious work, supporting clients across sectors such as advertising and marketing, retail, hospitality, leisure, and both large-scale residential and commercial development. They are now looking to recruit a senior associate into their busy team.

Work will include:

  • Advising on, drafting and negotiating amendments to standard form building contracts such as JCT, FIDIC and NEC including associated collateral warranties/third party rights, performance bonds and parent company guarantees.
  • Drafting and negotiating both industry form (JCT, RIBA, RICS) and bespoke consultant appointments and subcontracts.
  • Due diligence reviews of collateral warranty/third party rights packages for commercial tenants.
  • Inputting into construction aspects of agreements for lease and licences to alter for commercial tenants.
  • Drafting and negotiating commercial fit-out contracts, novation agreements, letters of intent and pre-construction services agreements.

You will ideally demonstrate:

  • 5+ year's post-qualification experience in a Construction team.
  • Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills as well as strong attention to detail.
  • An ambitious, proactive, commercial, responsive attitude.
  • A keen interest in developing your marketing and business development skills and support your team with wider business development and growth of the northern offices
  • Experience of acting for tenants in relation to office moves is preferred.
  • Comfortable with taking responsibility for work output and dealing directly with clients.
  • A team player who is keen to support others to learn and who is keen to learn and develop their own skills
  • An appetite to travel to the other offices on a regular basis.

Please apply with a copy of your up to date CV today.

Balfour Lewis

Contact Details:

Balfour Lewis Recruitment Team