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Researcher

Location: London or Manchester
Location London or Manchester
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Are you intelligent, resourceful, motivated, collaborative, and very much a team player? Are you hard-working, with an interest in working in the fields of law and construction?  We are looking for someone to play a key role within our specialist team that provides advice and expert evidence in legal disputes related to construction and engineering. This role can be based in either our Manchester or London offices.

Working as a researcher in the Expert Witness and Advisory Services team at Ridge offers intellectual challenges and the opportunity to grow and progress in an expanding and interesting sector.  The role is unique and would suit someone who assimilates new concepts quickly, excels at writing reports, has the patience to work with large volumes of evidence, can juggle competing demands, and does not object to occasional long hours working with the team to achieve tight deadlines set by clients.  It can be a high-pressured role as each member of the team has a crucial part to play.

This role will offer you a range of experiences that will allow you to take your career to the next stage.  You will be exposed to senior professionals both in Ridge and externally that few other graduate roles provide.  Highlights include:

  • Working directly with solicitors and barristers from top law firms and chambers.
  • Being involved in interesting projects that are often high profile.
  • Being part of a successful, internationally recognised team of professionals.
  • First-hand experience of different types of dispute resolution including mediation, adjudication, international arbitration, and litigation.
  • Developing commercial awareness.
  • Networking opportunities with solicitors and barristers.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

  • Reviewing and cataloguing client documents and drafting synopses.
  • Reviewing, drafting, editing, and proof-reading experts’ reports. 
  • Supporting expert witnesses, who will be advising other professionals and their legal teams, with whatever tasks they need.
  • Attending client meetings, arbitrations and court hearings with experts and legal professionals
  • Being involved in business development.
  • Being part of a team and producing whatever work product is needed in a given situation.

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

  • Highly literate with excellent report-writing ability.
  • High level of academic qualification in any subject (to a minimum of 2.1 degree level, with a higher degree or work experience highly desirable).
  • Experienced user of MS Word and proficient with Excel.
  • No experience of law or construction required.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be an excellent communicator who can articulate voluminous and complex issues at all levels and across a variety of professions, both orally and in writing. You will have an analytical mind and be highly organised with a willingness to work flexibly, whilst demonstrating commercial awareness.  You will be a dedicated team player, who is determined, pays careful attention to detail, and has stamina to work with the team to produce work on time.

You are conscientious with an eye for detail.  The work you do will feed directly into high-value legal disputes so it has to be right.

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,000+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.

Ridge core values 1. Quality and reliability Pressing for superior results - every time. 2. Agile and flexible Deep listening, a true understanding and workable, bespoke solutions in response. 3. Proactive and creative One step ahead, we dare to imagine a brighter world. 4. Entrepreneurial and dynamic Our inner spirit for learning, discovery and innovation inspires opportunities.

The benefits package we have put together for you supports every aspect of your life.

Annual
leave

A healthy holiday allowance that starts at 25 days pa, plus the option to buy, carry over or sell.

Community
spirit

You can take three volunteering days each year to spend time on causes close to your heart.

Mental
health

Mental Health First Aiders are here to support you, backed up by Unum’s Help@hand app.

Financial benefits

A path to peace of mind: life assurance, pension scheme and income protection.

Physical
wellbeing

Your health is a priority for us too, so we offer medical insurance, private GP access and discounted gym membership.

Flexible
working

Our flexible approach to hybrid working is there to suit you, your family and your team.

Career development

A pathway at Ridge that’s focused on your professional, personal or educational aspirations.

Extra
benefits

Performance bonus, car allowance and more based on your role - and progression.

We believe that everyone performs their best when they feel like they belong and can be their true selves at work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will support you to ensure you have everything you need to be successful and achieve your best in your career at Ridge. If you’d like to discuss accessibility, accommodations or adjustments during your application and selection process, please contact us at workwithus@ridge.co.uk and we will work with you to ensure you feel included and supported.

A polite note to Recruitment Agencies
We enjoy great relationships with our agency partners within our framework, and fully believe in the value of a blended approach to finding the best talent. However, we are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from agency partners at this time – any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownerships on any introduction that you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

We are committed to nurturing strong partnerships within our agency framework, but there are occasions where we looking to enlist the help of others. If you would be interested in working with us in the future, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

A polite note to recruitment agencies

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.
If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

We are recruiting for this role directly and aren’t seeking support from our agency partners. Any unsolicited CV introductions won’t be honoured, and we won’t grant candidate ownership on any introductions you make for roles that haven’t been briefed and released to you by our Talent Acquisition team.

If you are a recruitment agency who doesn’t currently work with Ridge but would like to, please send a message to workwithus@ridge.co.uk, and we’ll reach out to you should there be an opportunity.

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