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About the Role

The Mace Consult legal team is seeking specific support for the Americas hub, with potential for a wider portfolio to include other hubs in a truly global operating environment. The role requires a pragmatic, commercial approach to law with expertise in the built environment sector, embedding Mace Consult’s global governance programme into the business across the Americas hub.

Responsibilities

• Review of appointment contracts received with client tenders to identify risks to Mace
• Negotiation and drafting of appointment contracts and joint venture agreements, drafting supply chain step-down contracts
• Close liaison with commercial teams to manage the process of contract review through to signing of contracts and ad hoc advice through the life of the project
• Contribute to legal department training sessions for commercial colleagues
• Updating precedent documents
• Assisting commercial colleagues in managing and mitigating potential dispute situations, raising and managing insurance notifications
• Work with Mace’s insurance brokers and occasionally with external counsel

Requirements

• Mid-level construction or general commercial lawyer, qualified in any jurisdiction relevant to the role
• 3-7 years’ relevant experience in a legal role
• Legal qualification in-house or in a private practice construction team or other relevant discipline
• Risk reviews, negotiation and drafting of bespoke forms of consultancy appointment and all ancillary documentation such as LOAs, NDAs, PCGs, performance bonds, sub-consultant contracts, and collateral warranties
• Understanding of insurance, public procurement law, and dispute avoidance
• Experience of dealing with performance-based contracts, joint venture agreements, joint ventures and teaming arrangements
• International legal or commercial experience
• Experience with commercial digital contracts and data governance matters
• Understanding of regulatory compliance issues including anti-bribery, data privacy, modern slavery, etc
• Familiarity with industry standard forms of contract eg FIDIC, NEC

Skills

• Fluent business and legal English (spoken and written)
• Business and legal Spanish (spoken and written)

Location

• Americas Hub (US, Canada, LATAM countries)
• Moorgate, London
• Abu Dhabi

Work Type

• Part time
• Flexible
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Mid-level

Salary/Compensations

• 130,000 - 180,000 CAD

About the Company

• At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe.
• Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

Equal Opportunity

• Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.