Legal Advisor : Commercial Contracts (Construction Industry)

Legal Advisor : Commercial Contracts (Construction Industry)

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At Radiant Law, winner of multiple awards as a legal pioneer, we are continuing to see exciting new client work coming through from a rapidly expanding international client base. We are now recruiting attorneys with between 3 and 5 years of post-admission experience in the construction industry , to join our commercial contracts team.

Your experience

We’re looking for lawyers with 3–5 years of post-qualification experience in commercial contracting for construction or infrastructure projects - gained either in a law firm specialising in construction law or in-house with a contractor, developer, or consultancy.

You should be comfortable drafting and negotiating NEC and JCT contracts (and ideally familiar with FIDIC for international work), as well as related procurement, subcontracting, and professional services agreements in the construction or energy sectors.

What you’ll get to do

You’ll work closely with global clients to :

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts including procurement, subcontracting, professional services and supply agreements for major construction and infrastructure projects, often under tight timelines.
• Advise on risk allocation, variations, extensions of time, payment mechanisms, or performance obligations.
• Help clients streamline and improve their contracting processes, from template development to playbooks and contract management tools.
• Collaborate with legal engineers, process experts, and document automation specialists to build smarter, more efficient contracting processes.
• Use data and continuous improvement principles to refine how we deliver contract support and measure client outcomes.
• Share knowledge internally by contributing to playbooks, templates, and training initiatives.
• Over time, take on greater responsibility for client relationships and help shape how we deliver world‑class contracting services.

Who thrives at Radiant?

We do things differently here. Our team is curious, pragmatic, and always focused on doing great work - efficiently, creatively, and with purpose.

Yes, we’re known for innovation and challenging the traditional model. But we’re also deeply focused on delivery. That means being highly organised, detail‑oriented, and driven by process. We're looking for doers : people who enjoy getting stuck in, consistently moving the work forward with both speed and high quality, and then figuring out how to do it even better next time.

As well as having proven experience working on commercial contracts in the construction, infrastructure or energy sectors, you should :

What we offer

Want to join us?

We’re not a typical legal workplace, so we encourage you to get a feel for what we’re all about. Check out the first two short videos on our careers page or our YouTube channel to learn more about who we’re all about, what we do, and what's important to us. If you feel this is right for you please apply, and tell us about your experience in construction sector contracting and why this opportunity excites you.

Radiant Law is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and anti‑discrimination. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of race, age, gender, disability, religious belief or sexual orientation.

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