Legal Director – Construction Disputes

Overview

In this Legal Director role, you will lead high-value contentious construction disputes and help grow the practice within a top-ranked team. You will develop client relationships, support senior lawyers, and shape the team’s ongoing growth across national and international matters. You’ll work in a collaborative, inclusive culture that values voice and ownership of challenges, with a clear focus on market profile and business development. This is an opportunity to influence strategy while handling complex disputes in a leading firm. You will contribute to shaping a high-impact, quality-driven construction disputes practice.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model with flexible options
• flexible full-time and part-time patterns
• Disability Confident employer and accessible recruitment
• Investors in People Platinum Accreditation
• opportunity to work across Bristol, Edinburgh and London

Responsibilities

• lead high-value construction disputes and guide complex matters
• develop and manage client relationships and drive business growth
• supervise, coach, and develop senior associates and other lawyers
• provide strong matter leadership and commercial judgment
• contribute to the team’s strategic direction and growth
• collaborate across the practice to deliver multidisciplinary advice
• support national and international dispute resolution including litigation, adjudication, and arbitration

Key requirements

• significant experience in complex, high-value construction disputes
• strong track record in client relationship management and business development
• experience supervising and mentoring senior associates and lawyers
• excellent matter leadership and commercial judgment
• collaborative, inclusive approach and ability to influence team direction
• SRA or Law Society of Scotland registration

• collaborative
• leadership and mentoring
• commercial judgment
• construction disputes management
• litigation
• adjudication

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