Associate - Non-Contentious Construction
Gowling WLGBirmingham, England, United Kingdom
Posted February 3, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Gowling WLG is a law firm with a team of 50 lawyers, including 13 partners, and is one of the largest and most experienced construction & engineering teams in the UK.
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate to join our Non-Contentious Construction team in Birmingham, to advise property developers, contractors, funders, purchasers, tenants, public sector clients and major corporates on high value, high profile construction & engineering projects across all sectors.
Requirements
- A qualified solicitor (NQ-3PQE)
- Experienced in any of the above areas
- A team player who is willing to get involved in new areas of work
- Comfortable dealing with clients, under appropriate levels of supervision
- Calm under pressure
- A proven ability to give pragmatic, commercial advice
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Sound drafting, negotiation and problem solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Benefits
- Hybrid approach to office and remote working
- Lawyer bonus
- Generous annual leave
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension allowance
- Life assurance
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
- Range of health and wellbeing programmes
- State of the art offices
- Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development
