Vital Energi - In-House Lawyer - 1-3 yrs PQE Construction

Vital Energi - In-House Lawyer - 1-3 yrs PQE ConstructionSalary: ExcellentLocation: BlackburnEXCLUSIVE ROLEIn-House Lawyer - 1-3 yrs PQE Construction (Blackburn)We are exclusively instructed by Vital Energi to source them an in-house lawyer to join their small in-house legal team, based out of their Blackburn HQ.The business Vital Energi were established in 2000 and remain privately owned. They have successfully grown into a c.200m business, with over 530 employees. They recently appeared in the Sunday Times Top Track 250, as one of Britain's fastest growing mid-market companies. They have a clear strategy to continue to grow significantly over the next 5 years.The roleWe are ideally looking at the 1-3 years PQE level with construction experience as a preference (and the likely split of work would be 70:30 non-contentious to contentious).Please see below a summary of the type of work which the successful candidate will be undertaking:- Assistant to Group Lawyer.- Reviewing,
producing summaries of, advising upon and amending construction contracts (typically NEC, JCT, FIDIC and other standard forms) for tender and procurement purposes.- Reviewing, advising upon and amending more general construction and commercial agreements including sub-contracts, purchase orders, letters of intent, pre-construction agreements, MOUs, deeds of variation, novation agreements, NDAs, JV agreements, wayleave agreements, easements, licences, leases, data processing agreements, IP licences and agreements and IT agreements.- Assisting with day to day contract and project administration, including drafting necessary correspondence, notices and advice on legal position and strategy.- Producing legal templates as and when necessary.- Advising on dispute resolution process, strategy and assistance with drafting required correspondence and documentation (pre-dominantly for adjudications and court proceedings), with appropriate support and guidance.- Assisting with training and summarising
legal advice for the business, with appropriate support and guidance.- Keeping up to date with legal knowledge including current case law and legislation relevant to the business.- Undertaking legal research and know how functions.Their WFH/office policy is still being formulated but will involve a mixture of both.If you feel you have the required skills, please do get in touch with Chris Clarke (Director at CapeClarke) to discuss in more detail. All third-party direct applications will be forwarded to CapeClarke for consideration.