Job Details

Reference: LW04

Company: Clifford Chance

Vacancy Type: Private Practice Lawyer

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Locations: UK, London - City, London

PQEs: 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years

Salary: Competitive

Posted: 29 Jul 2008

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Ready for a stand out career? If you are a first rate construction lawyer with at least 1-3 years post qualification experience (PQE), or equivalent, and you want to develop your career in a dynamic, closely-knit team, why not contact us?
CLOSING DATE: 30 November 2008
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
OFFICE: London Upper Bank Street
BUSINESS AREA: Real Estate


THE GROUP
The firm's independent Construction Group was created in 1997 to focus our non-contentious construction law capabilities more sharply. The need for expert input on large real estate deals, PFI/PPP projects, international projects and other financings and acquisitions was identified as a particular need. Since its creation, the Group's fee turnover has increased almost five-fold. This reflects the efficiency gains we have made from investing in high quality lawyers and excellent know-how capabilities. The team currently comprises 2 partners, 11 lawyers, 1 Professional Support Lawyer and an information officer.

"Demonstrating year after year that it is committed to the construction sector, Clifford Chance has a reputation for outstanding work whether in the development, investment or contentious fields." (Chambers Global 2008)

"The non-contentious practice is "hugely influential in the construction market", advising on the cream of national and international procurement and development." (Chambers Global 2008)

THE WORK
The Construction Group works in conjunction with the firm's top ranked Real Estate, PPP/PFI and Projects Groups, participating in and originating market-leading deals. The Group's three main categories of work comprise real estate development, international project finance transactions and PFI/PPP projects in varying proportions. Lawyers working in our Construction Group act for sponsors/developers, funders, contractors and other project participants and can expect to be involved in the drafting, negotiation and analysis of construction, facilities management, insurance, guarantee, bond and ancillary documentation. There is a clear transactional bias to the Group's work, so our lawyers are required to involve themselves in the management and organisation of teams of clients, lawyers and professional advisers.


KEY ATTRACTIONS
- The future of the practice: the quality of our instructions and the continuing growth of the Construction Group make it one of the leading places to be doing this kind of work

- A wide variety of instructions from a variety of clients, including the very biggest and complex deals

- We have recently introduced a career management tool called "Profile", which operates under the umbrella of the CC "Academy". The "Profile" serves to provide our lawyers at all levels with guidance as to the types of work, and the level of responsibility, they can or should expect at any given stage of their careers - this works alongside our mentoring scheme to give our lawyers excellent levels of direction and support

- Our remuneration package is one of the most attractive in the market and includes significant potential for bonus - up to 40% - under the Clifford Chance bonus scheme.

- Great prospects for long-term career development

EXPERIENCE
We are seeking lawyers who are experienced in UK development work, particularly acting for property developers, contractors, financiers and major occupiers on major London office schemes, town centre redevelopment, UK retail parks and mixed-use schemes. You should also have experience in the following: - Main procurement routes (including D&B, CM and GMP/ 2 stage)- JCT building contracts-Consultants Appointments (bespoke and industry published) -Collateral Warranties (including BPF forms) and Third Party Rights-Construction aspects of key real estate documents including Agreements for Lease, Forward Funding/Forward Purchase Agreements, Development Agreements, Loan Agreements, Sale and Purchase Agreements-Lender's requirements. Ideally you will enjoy client development and marketing and be keen to assist with business development activity, internal training and developing our template system.

CLIENT FOCUS
In order to provide outstanding client service, we need to understand, anticipate and fulfil the unique needs and expectations of each client. To help deliver this core part of our business strategy, we want to recruit lawyers who are not only technically excellent but who are also Client Focused.

We are looking for lawyers who:

- can demonstrate a keen interest and enthusiasm to learn about our clients' business;
- can work in teams, motivating and coaching their juniors and contributing to overall success;
- are empathetic, responsive and reliable;
- are commercial and innovative in the solutions they deliver to clients;
- are good at fostering relationships with clients;

In short, we are looking for lawyers who are, or have the potential to be, excellent client managers.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Clifford Chance believes in equality of opportunity regardless of gender, age, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Ranked one of the top 50 places in the UK 'Where Women Want to Work' - The Times/Aurora Where Women Want to Work Awards 2007.

Most Effective Diversity Programme - The Lawyer HR Awards January 2007.

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