Senior/Principal Associate - Transactional Construction

We\’re looking for a Construction Solicitor to join our top-ranked national construction practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career at a market leading firm.

Role

We\’re looking for a talented construction solicitor to join our market-leading national construction practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career at a top-ranked firm, and to support a top-ranked team.

You’ll work on complex and innovative projects across the private and public sectors. Our diverse client base includes central government departments, world‑leading universities, contractors, consultants, developers and institutional investors.

The role will be based in our Oxford or Birmingham office (or even between the two), supporting the national team on some of the most significant construction and infrastructure projects. With ambitious growth plans and a thriving pipeline of complex, high‑value projects, you’ll join a collaborative, forward‑thinking team at the heart of one of the UK’s most dynamic markets. Help us deliver innovative solutions and drive success in the construction sector.

You will enjoy working as part of an energetic team across our offices with excellent support from our executive assistants and regular training and updates from our senior legal advisor, Alison Garrett. You will also play a role in our business development activities – including helping with our construction blogs, training seminars and thought‑leadership reports.

As a team (and a firm), we pride ourselves on outstanding client service and commercial, cost‑effective advice. You will play a key role in this, including scoping and agreeing fee proposals for your matters and ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget.

Person

You will ideally be 5+ PQE having gained experience in private practice or in‑house advising on engineering and construction projects.

The role also requires someone who:

• has excellent attention to detail and good research skills
• has the ability to build relationships with clients and potential clients
• is enthusiastic and hard‑working
• is pro‑active and flexible in their approach
• possesses excellent interpersonal and team skills, including ability to work with others
• has excellent written English and numeracy skills
• has strong IT skills and literacy, including good knowledge of MS Office
• has the ability to work under pressure with good time and document management skills

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Benefits

As you’d expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

Pre‑employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre‑employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three‑year employment history and a self‑declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre‑screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don’t offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you’ll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that’s not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also a firm that truly values their people. We’re also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!

Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.

• We’re ambitious – We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we’re passionate about our work
• We’re open – we communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what’s right
• We care – We’re committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet
• We collaborate – We’re easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done – together

And finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website.