Construction and Commercial Solicitor (non-contentious) vacancy

Construction and Commercial Solicitor (non-contentious) vacancy

Let’s start at the beginning. About us:

We are a medium-sized, independent law firm based in Reading and we’re looking for a Construction and Commercial Solicitor to join our team.

We are growing our Construction expertise and are looking for someone with non-contentious construction law experience, who wishes to play an active role in the development of the practice, to join our friendly team.

Joining FSP

This is an exceptional opportunity to become a part of a friendly yet ambitious law firm where you can develop your career whilst working on a caseload of high-quality work.

At FSP we are particularly well known for our welcoming and supportive culture and you can be confident you’ll be looked after throughout your career. We will expect you to work as a part of a team and provide support to your colleagues to enable you, and them, to have a healthy work-life balance.

We are passionate about supporting our local community and hold a number of charitable and social activities across the team and wider firm throughout the year. You may also have opportunities to contribute to the FSP Foundation – a separate independently run organisation, which utilises funds from the firm and fundraising activities to support local charities.

We are very proud of our Family FSP ethos, which is core to our culture and the reason we have been awarded Investors in People Gold.

The role

This role is based within our Commercial team, but will require you to work closely with the wider Business Services Team and our contentious construction solicitors on business development activities.

This role will be ideal for someone who wishes to develop a non-contentious construction law practice, whilst still having the opportunity to undertake a range of other commercial work. You will have the opportunity work with highly experienced partners in contentious and non-contentious construction work and have the ability to progress quickly with the growth of the practice.

We would expect a strong background in advising on construction law matters, including JCT and NEC contracts, together with general commercial contract knowledge. We will expect you to be able to demonstrate a commitment to this area of law.

Our clients range from large international corporations to owner managed businesses to start-ups and scale-ups. We accordingly require someone who can tailor their approach and presentation to the individual client.

We require a highly developed sense of commercial and practical acumen – our clients are looking for real world solutions, not “perfect” theoretical answers. Being able to bridge the gap between what would be ideal legally, and what will work in practical terms is essential to success in this role

We are a growing team and firm and will expect you to be involved in a range of marketing and business development activities. We encourage solicitors to take a proactive role in building relationships with their clients and professional contacts and establishing their own network. This may include presenting webinars or seminars, attending networking events, writing articles, LinkedIn engagement, client visits or meetings, and building internal relationships within the firm.

You will be sufficiently experienced that you will be able to act without extensive supervision on a range of matters. However, support will always be available especially on more complex work or when working in new areas. You will be willing to engage in peer-to-peer discussions on more complex matters and in supporting and developing more junior members of the team.

This is a rare opportunity for somebody to progress their career and help build a practice in a hugely supportive environment.

FSP Employee Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Our core working hours policy which means you can flex your day start and end times
• Hybrid working
• Eligibility to join our annual performance related discretionary bonus scheme
• Enrolment to our company pension scheme with contributions matched to 5%
• Professional subscription fees covered
• Great training opportunities
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Season ticket loans
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment bonus scheme