Paralegal

We are an award-winning global consultancy and have been named Building's Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2024, 2022 and 2021. We are at the forefront of the industry, priding ourselves on our exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable projects.

Sustainability runs through everything we do at Cundall, and our people are empowered to drive change and decarbonise the built environment. By the end of this decade, we have set ourselves an ambitious goal to only work on projects that meet our zero carbon design criteria, a commitment we have called our Zero Carbon Design 2030 goal. We need engineers who share this passion for sustainability and thrive in designing energy efficient buildings and communities.

Our Legal team's mission is to play a key role in ensuring Cundall continues to grow as an internationally renowned and respected engineering consultancy, by providing legal advice and support across all locations in relation to risk, contracts, insurance, and other areas of legal impact.

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic junior lawyer to join our in-house team, to assist with principally the review and management of the contractual arrangements on our projects. This represents a rare opportunity for a lawyer to take on or further a career in an "in-house" role, in a creative, interesting, and evolving business.

Specifically, as part of Cundall's legal team, you will be trained to take responsibility for the review of contracts, by reference to clear rules and guidance and the production of advice in relation to the same, for other contractual advice such as the validity or otherwise of requests for assignments of Cundall's appointments or for additional Collateral Warranties / Third Party Rights, and the maintenance of our contracts database. There may also be scope for you to get involved with claims administration and debt recovery work.

Educated to degree level in Law and having gained relevant practical experience in a paralegal role you have utilised your analytic skills and strong attention to detail when analysing and (ideally) drafting contracts and other legal documents. You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Experience in Construction Law and of giving advice in relation to building contracts is desirable.

Job Description

Your career at Cundall

We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture. Creating environments where everyone can find joy doing their best work is also great for everyone. That's why we positively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our people.

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