The Role

• Overseeing all client and vendor contracts
• Providing commercially sensible and cost effective legal advice for construction contracts management
• Conducting legal research in various areas
• Drafting basic legal documents for construction projects
• Ensuring compliance to construction laws and regulations
• Preparing contracts and damage claims
• Resolving buy-sell disputes and property infringements
• Providing arbitration, litigation and mediation support
• Advising on complex or the latest building standards
• Recommending effective solutions for building code violations
• Interpreting building standards to main stakeholders
• Overseeing health and safety and injury claims and offering advice on court cases
• Meeting and interviewing clients
• Taking a client's instructions
• Drafting documents, letters and contracts
• Acting on behalf of clients in disputes, if necessary
• Most full time positions are 40 hours a week

Salary

• Starting salary for a trainee Legal Advisor is in the region of £18,000 and £27,000 per year
• Trained with experience Legal Advisors can earn in the region of £45,000 and £60,000
• Senior Legal Advisors can earn in excess of £60,000 a year

Salaries typically range depending on location and level of responsibility.

Qualifications and Training

To become a Legal Advisor you will need to have completed the academic stage of training to become a barrister or solicitor.

This means completing either a law degree or a postgraduate qualification.

This might involve completing the Common Professional Examination (CPE) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) followed by either the Legal Practice Course (LPC) to become a solicitor or the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) to become a barrister.