Associate Construction - Non-contentious in Edinburgh

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive.

As a lawyer, you enjoy a variety of work: regional to international and across practice groups. With us, you grow your global mindset. You’re encouraged to put ideas into action and there’s always something new and different to get involved in.

Our team at Eversheds Sutherland, our transactional Construction & Engineering team sits alongside our disputes colleagues within Litigation. Our construction and engineering lawyers are acknowledged experts when it comes to large scale projects and disputes avoidance and management. We utilise the experience and commercial expertise of our people to ensure deals are delivered on time and problems resolved in a straightforward and commercial manner.

Acting for real estate developers, institutional investors, major national and international corporations, the matters we deal with are often highly significant and complex. As part of one of the largest teams of its kind globally, our people have the support they need to deliver excellence.

Role And Key Responsibilities

• Acting for a wide range of national and international clients, with a particular focus on the built environment.
• Providing strategic and commercial legal advice on the construction aspects of major real estate development projects. Experience advising on the construction aspects of real estate financing transactions is desirable but not essential.
• Handling your own matters and providing support and guidance to more junior lawyers and trainees within the team.
• Working with your colleagues across the national/international team and wider practice and product groups across the firm to help develop growth areas for the team.

Skills And Experience

• Qualified solicitor with at least 2 years’ post‑qualification experience in non‑contentious construction law.
• Strong technical skills gained through working on a broad range of construction and engineering projects, with experience in the JCT suite of standard form construction and engineering contracts. Experience with the NEC standard form is desirable but not essential.
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to build rapport with clients and a dedication to providing a first‑rate client service both internally and externally.
• A “can do” attitude, one team ethos and willingness to go the extra mile to ensure client needs are met.
• A highly organised and strong practical approach with the ability to juggle the demands of a busy workload.

What’s in it for you?

• We’re fair, transparent and equitable.
• We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance.
• We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working.
• We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support.
• We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs.
• We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross‑function exposure.
• We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement.
• We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.