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Join us as a junior Legal Counsel!About Mitie Mitie is the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company. We manage and maintain some of the nation's most recognised landmarks and work with a wide range of blue-chip private and public sector clients. Our expertise, care, technology, insight and focus on sustainability create amazing work environments, helping our customers to be exceptional, every day. The Mitie Projects Division delivers transformational projects for Mitie's FM clients and others, in the fields of e.g. data centre construction and fit out, design and build projects, mechanical and electrical critical infrastructure projects, design commissions, fabric services, fire protection, M&E, solar PV, and high voltage and electrical works (among others). See here Engineering Project Management | Turnkey Solutions | Mitie for more details of the breadth and variety of the Mitie Projects businesses. The role: We are looking for a proactive junior legal counsel who is keen to learn and develop real hands-on experience in a varied work environment supporting the Projects business units with their day-to-day legal needs. A clear commercial approach, enthusiasm and a flexible and questioning attitude are the key requirements - as well as some contract negotiation experience. Why Join Us? Exceptional Environments: Help us ensure that critical national infrastructure runs efficiently and safely, allowing our customers to provide exceptional services. Dynamic Work Culture: Be part of a team that values integrity, trust, diversity, and going the extra mile. Key Responsibilities: Review new business opportunities, advise on and negotiate various forms of construction contracts, and identify and work with the business units to develop strategies to manage risks and mitigations. Promote compliance with Mitie's governance and approval processes. Support the development of and the rollout of legal training exercises within the division. Collaborate with other members of the legal team to support the development and implementation of strategy and policies. Build and maintain strong relationships to provide timely and commercial legal support. To provide swift support on other legal and commercial issues as they arise such as termination of contracts, payment issues and other formal and informal dispute related matters, working closely with, finance, commercial and operations directors within the business and taking the lead on legal decisions concerning those matters. Assist with the development and maintenance of a reliable, and comprehensive precedent bank to enable standard documents to be prepared, adapted and produced quickly. Instructing and managing external legal advisers ensuring advice received is concise, constructive and commercially appropriate. Supporting other members of the Projects Legal team where required. What we are looking for: Essential Professional qualification as a Solicitor PLEASE NOTE: You must have experience in projects and construction law, including familiarity with standard form construction contracts such as JCT, NEC and/or FIDIC, or other experience in drafting, negotiating and advising on complex commercial contracts A commitment to excellence in client service with a pragmatic approach and the ability to give concise legal advice Good influencing and communication skills Ability to multi task, work well under pressure and to use own initiative Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and SharePointDesirable Experience of a fast paced in-house legal function Experience of instructing/managing external legal services providers Dispute resolution experience (although this is a predominantly non-contentious role)