Contentious Construction Managing Associate
Edinburgh – £75,000
A UK top 10 firm with a significant international presence is seeking a Managing Associate specialising in contentious construction. This role offers a competitive salary starting at £70,000 and provides the opportunity to work on high-profile cases across both national and international platforms.
Your Role:
- Handle complex construction and engineering disputes, including adjudication, arbitration, litigation, mediation, and other forms of ADR.
- Offer live project advisory support in key sectors such as infrastructure, energy, and real estate.
- Build and maintain strong, sustainable client relationships by delivering insightful, commercially focused advice.
- Explore secondment opportunities with clients or within the firm's project management office.
- Play a pivotal role in the growth of the firm while advancing your own career through world-class training and development programs.
- Possesses an excellent academic background along with strong communication and organisational skills.
- Demonstrates exceptional technical ability and provides solution-oriented advice.
- Has a clear interest in construction and engineering disputes, particularly in infrastructure, energy, and real estate.
- Is driven, commercially aware, client-focused, and enthusiastic about achieving results.
- Proactively pursues professional growth and contributes to the development of others.
- Is qualified to practice in Scotland.
- Experience with high-quality engineering and construction cases of national and international significance.
- Opportunities to foster and develop rewarding client relationships.
- Involvement in cutting-edge work across a range of sectors.
- The chance to enhance your expertise through client secondments and internal development programs.
- Long-term career prospects supported by leading training resources and personal development initiatives.
Phone - 07451271243
Email - aqsa@douglas-scott.co.uk
1. What were you doing before you joined Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment?
Prior to starting at Douglas Scott, I graduated from The University of Strathclyde with a Psychology degree. I then joined another legal recruitment firm in Manchester where I focused on the Chicago legal market for 10 months.
2. What are you most looking forward to in your new role?
I am looking forward to getting to know the team at Douglas Scott. I am also excited to gain expertise in a new legal market hopefully making lots of successful placements!
3. If you weren’t in recruitment what would you be doing?
If I didn’t go into recruitment, I would have most likely completed my master’s in forensic psychology and pursued a career in that field.
4. Tell us something that people might not know about you?
Something people might not know is I was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Job Spec:
- Area of Law: Construction Law
- Type: Solicitor / FILEX
- Salary: £75,000
- Term: Permanent
- Location: Edinburgh
- Reference: 1076121
