• Job Description

  Req#: 2066
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  We are looking to recruit an Associate (0-4PQE) into our fantastic top-tier Construction Disputes team in Manchester.
  
  About CMS
  CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.
  
  We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.
  
  About the Role
  The highly ranked ICE Disputes Team at CMS is instructed on high value domestic and international matters. Our Construction team in the North is now rated in the top tier of the Legal 500. As trusted advisors to numerous international companies, and with parts of the team based in Madrid, Dubai and Singapore, our ICE Disputes offering provides local expertise with a global perspective.
  We help our clients face the future across every sector. Our expertise includes infrastructure, engineering, utilities, waste, transport, energy, renewables, healthcare and private developments. We act for major institutional investors, the public sector, contractors, insurers and all tiers of PPP contracts.
  As part of the team, you will be:
  - supporting partners within the ICE Disputes team and working closely with colleagues across the UK and in particular, Sheffield and Manchester;
  - working closely with CMS’ top ranked Projects, Energy and Real Estate groups, acting on major projects across the UK and internationally;
  - acting for clients at all levels and entry points in these sectors – including contractors, developers, new market entrants, investors and all parts of the supply chain;
  - working on construction and engineering disputes in adjudication, arbitration and litigation;
  - actively involved in the team’s business development initiatives.
  
  We understand the importance of creating an environment that allows our lawyers to grow and develop, both professionally and personally. In addition to providing a diverse range of quality work, we invest in your training and development. Every face fits at CMS and we pride ourselves on helping our lawyers develop their own profiles. Our team members are regularly asked to speak at construction conferences and to write for construction journals. We take a different approach for a changing future and in this way, we attract and retain the best people in the industry.
  
  About You
  This is a great opportunity for enthusiastic and driven candidates to quickly gain experience and take on responsibility. The role will involve working closely with a variety of partners, associates and trainees in the ICE Disputes team and a wide range of other colleagues from across the firm.
  
  The ideal candidates will:
  - have solid experience in contentious construction disputes work;
  - have experience acting in adjudications, court and arbitrations;
  - be skilled in project management;
  - be forward thinking with legal tech and what it can offer;
  - be proactive; and
  - be enthusiastic about developing our business and serving our clients.
  Equal Opportunities
  
  At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive.
  
  For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please click here to view the diversity pages on our website.
  
  Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
  
  Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
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• About the company

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