Solicitor

Ready to shape global projects? Lead with legal insight at Buro Happold.

This person can be based in London, Leeds or Bath offices on a hybrid working model. 

At Buro Happold, we are driven by a purpose to deliver elegant, sustainable and innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges. As our global portfolio continues to grow, we are looking for a Solicitor to join our Legal team and play a key role in supporting the business across a diverse range of international projects.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a trusted legal partner within a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment. You will provide commercially focused legal advice across our global operations, with a particular emphasis on non-contentious construction and commercial matters.

Working closely with the Global Director of Commercial, Legal and Digital Risks and senior colleagues, you will support complex projects across the UK and Middle East, helping to manage contractual risk while enabling the business to make confident, informed decisions.

What You’ll be Doing: 

Legal Advisory

• Deliver clear, pragmatic and commercially aware legal advice to internal stakeholders.
• Support the identification and mitigation of legal and commercial risks.

Contract Management

• Draft, review and negotiate a range of contracts, including consultancy agreements, collateral warranties, novations and letters of intent.
• Provide guidance on contract interpretation and administration throughout project lifecycles.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to internal governance policies.
• Support approval processes and manage deviations from standard terms.

Business Partnering

• Build strong relationships with Project Directors, Partners and internal teams.
• Contribute practical legal insight to support commercial decision-making.

Process Improvement & Knowledge Sharing

• Support the development of legal systems, tools and processes.
• Deliver training and guidance on legal and commercial topics.

Collaboration

About You

We’re looking for someone who combines strong legal expertise with a commercial, solutions-focused mindset.

Essential

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales or equivalent)
• 3–8 years’ post-qualification experience
• Strong background in construction law
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts

Desirable

• Experience in general commercial law
• Exposure to Middle East projects
• Familiarity with KSA contracts

What Sets You Apart

• Strong commercial awareness and sound judgement
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A proactive, self-starting approach with high attention to detail
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to build trusted relationships

Why Join Buro Happold?

At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.

What we Offer You: 

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• 10% Car allowance.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.
A place for everyone

Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. 

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