Taylor Root
Legal Counsel - Capital Projects
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Legal Counsel to join a highly regarded in-house legal team supporting a rapidly growing Capital Projects division.
This newly created position reports to the Head of Legal. The role offers a unique chance to work on a combination of construction, commercial contracting, and strategic business partnering matters with regular exposure to senior leadership across the organisation.
As the projects portfolio continues to expand, the legal team is seeking a commercially minded lawyer who can help support complex project delivery while enabling the business to achieve its commercial objectives.
The Role
You will provide legal support throughout the full lifecycle of projects and commercial transactions, from early-stage bids and contract negotiations through to project delivery and contract exit arrangements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on and negotiating a broad range of construction and commercial agreements.
- Providing specialist advice on standard form construction contracts, including NEC and JCT contracts.
- Supporting senior project stakeholders on strategic and operational legal matters.
- Advising on disputes involving customers, contractors, and suppliers, including management of external counsel where required.
- Drafting, reviewing, and maintaining standard contract documentation and precedents.
- Monitoring legal and regulatory developments and advising on their impact on the business.
- Partnering with stakeholders across Operations, Commercial, Procurement, People, Tax, IT, Health & Safety, and Compliance functions.
- Providing commercially focused legal advice that supports growth while appropriately managing risk.
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About You
You will ideally have:
- A minimum of 2-6 years' PQE, although candidates outside this range will be considered where they can demonstrate the relevant experience and potential.
- Strong experience advising on construction projects, construction contracts, and commercial agreements.
- Excellent knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts.
- Experience supporting both upstream and downstream contractual arrangements.
- A solid understanding of commercial contract law.
- Knowledge of areas such as TUPE, data protection, competition law, and intellectual property in a commercial environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- The ability to provide concise, pragmatic, and commercially focused legal advice.
- A proactive, collaborative, and business-oriented approach.
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This is an excellent opportunity to join a collegiate and supportive legal team at an exciting stage of growth.
This role would suit a commercially minded construction lawyer looking to broaden their in-house experience while remaining closely involved in complex projects and strategic business decisions.
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