James Brewster

Director | Head of Birmingham | UK

Birmingham, UK

James leads our Birmingham office and is a specialist in recruiting qualified lawyers across firms in Birmingham and the wider Midlands region. Having started his career in legal recruitment in 2002 and working at various well-known recruitment firms, James has extensive experience sourcing talent for permanent roles within the legal sector. James is a graduate of St Mary’s University, Twickenham, where he earned himself a degree in sport science and education.

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Construction Lawyer

Leading global law firm are looking to recruit a 4+PQE non-contentious construction lawyer to join its market leading team in Birmingham. The team: This firm’s transactional construction team are acknowledged as experts when it comes to large scale projects and disputes avoidance and management. Acting for governments, public bodies, major multinational, national and international corporations […]
  • Salary £72000 – £85000 per annum
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Construction Lawyer

This nationally recognised construction team is looking to recruit a 4+PQE construction lawyer to join its Birmingham practice. The team advises on all types of construction & engineering projects for contractors, developers and housebuilders and are involved with international construction projects. Its clients include many of the major developers, national housebuilders, contractors, subcontractors, professional consultants […]
  • Salary £65000 – £80000 per annum
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Real Estate Associate

Highly supportive firm which values its staff and the contribution that employees make, are looking to recruit a real estate development lawyer (ideally 4+ PQE) to strengthen its existing local government real estate team. About the role: – lead on complex real estate development projects;– supervise junior lawyers and legal assistants;– build successful relationships with […]
  • Salary £50000 – £75000 per annum
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Commercial/IT Senior Associate

Leading UK law firm in Birmingham is looking for a commercial/IT senior associate to play a key role in its established commercial/IT team. The successful candidate’s work will focus on major IT and business process outsourcing projects for the likes of Central Government bodies (and range of arms’ length bodies and executive agencies), NHS bodies, […]
  • Salary £65000 – £90000 per annum
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Commercial Contracts Lawyer

UK-Top 100 commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and London seek a 1+PQE commercial contracts lawyer to join its Birmingham team. The firm advises businesses across construction, energy & resource management, higher education and financial services, complementing the firm’s market leadership within housing, local government and health & social care. Named among […]
  • Salary £50000 – £80000 per annum
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Construction Lawyer

Leading regional firm in Birmingham seek a non-contentious construction lawyer with 1+PQE. About the firm:Our client is a specialist law firm based in Birmingham. Making a positive difference in local communities is at the heart of what they do and their work of national relevance. They attract the highest calibre of people who are genuinely […]
  • Salary £48000 – £65000 per annum
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Property Litigation Solicitor

A well-regarded national law firm currently seeks a 1+ PQE property litigation lawyer to join its team in Birmingham. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large property litigation team and provide proactive strategic advice to a range of property owners, occupiers and funders. The successful candidate will be dealing with a variety of […]
  • Salary £45000 – £55000 per annum
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Construction Lawyer

Leading global law firm are looking to recruit a 4+PQE non-contentious construction lawyer to join its market leading team in Birmingham. The team: This firm’s transactional construction team are acknowledged as experts when it comes to large scale projects and disputes avoidance and management. Acting for governments, public bodies, major multinational, national and international corporations […]
  • Salary £72000 – £85000 per annum
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Employment 7+PQE Senior Associate/Legal Director

UK-Top 100 commercial law firm seeks a Senior Associate or Legal Director level employment lawyer to join its employment team in Birmingham. The firm advises businesses across construction, energy & resource management, higher education and financial services, complementing the firm’s market leadership within local government, health & social care and housing. They were named among […]
  • Posted Posted 2 weeks ago
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Real Estate Lawyer 6+ PQE

Our global 100 law firm client seeks a real estate lawyer with 4 to 8 PQE to join its Birmingham real estate team. This firm has a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which their clients operate. Its global reach ensures that they […]
  • Posted Posted 4 weeks ago
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Commercial Litigation Solicitor 4+ PQE

A national highly acclaimed specialist law firm is recruiting a 3+ PQE housing litigation lawyer for its Birmingham office. This legal 500 (Tier 1) rated housing litigation team provide advice and support on all housing litigation services, including anti-social behaviour advice, disrepair litigation, access injunctions and possession proceedings. This is fantastic opportunity to join a […]
  • Salary £55000 – £70000 per annum
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Pensions Solicitor NQ-2 PQE

This is a fantastic opportunity for a NQ-2 years’ PQE pensions solicitor to join an international law firm with a highly reputable pensions team, based in Birmingham. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable interest in pensions law and in return will be given the opportunity to work with a strong and driven team with […]
  • Salary £62000 – £68000 per annum
  • Posted Posted 4 weeks ago
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Construction Lawyer

This nationally recognised construction team is looking to recruit a 4+PQE construction lawyer to join its Birmingham practice. The team advises on all types of construction & engineering projects for contractors, developers and housebuilders and are involved with international construction projects. Its clients include many of the major developers, national housebuilders, contractors, subcontractors, professional consultants […]
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Corporate Associate / Senior Associate

This leading corporate team in Birmingham is growing and looking for lawyers at the Associate and Senior Associate level (0-8 PQE) to join them and assist in delivering the very best client experience across the UK. Operating as part of a 70 lawyer strong national team, this Birmingham corporate team advises across the full spectrum […]
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Senior Corporate Lawyer

This is a fantastic role for an experienced corporate lawyer looking for a change in direction and the chance to work for a firm that is focussed on delivering commercial advice to sector focussed clients. Working as part of a highly collaborative team, this role would suit a senior corporate lawyer looking to work as […]
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Real Estate Associate

One of the biggest dedicated commercial development and investment real estate teams in the UK is looking to appoint a 4+PQE real estate to join its Birmingham team. The team is looking for a Senior Associate who has gained good experience working within a recognised real estate team with experience of advising sophisticated clients on […]
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Senior Planning Solicitor

Leading planning practice in Birmingham is looking to appoint an experienced planning solicitor at either senior or principal associate level. This international law firm in Birmingham has one of the leading planning practices in the Country operating nationally from Birmingham and from London. They act on some of the most high profile developments in the […]
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Public Procurement Lawyer

Leading firm in Birmingham is currently looking to recruit a lawyer with 5+PQE specialising in public procurement law to join its EU & competition group. The firm are looking for a candidate to work on UK and EU public procurement law matters. Candidates must be technically excellent and have experience in advising on all aspects […]
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Non-contentious Construction Lawyer 4-8 PQE

Leading global law firm is looking to recruit a non-contentious construction lawyer from 4 to 8 PQE to join its established team in Birmingham. Our client is one of the world’s strongest integrated legal practices, renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia […]
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Real Estate Litigation Associate

Real Estate Litigation Associate Leading national firm in Birmingham is seeking to recruit a 1+PQE solicitor for their busy and growing team. Here you will have an opportunity to work with a broad and diverse client base including health, private and public sector on landlord/tenant matters, as well as housing disrepair work, repossession, business lease […]
  • Salary £50000 – £65000 per annum
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Real Estate Associate 4-8 PQE

Our global 100 law firm client seeks a real estate lawyer with 4 to 8 PQE to join its Birmingham real estate team. This firm has a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which their clients operate. Its global reach ensures that they […]
  • Salary £71000 – £85000 per annum
  • Posted Posted 4 weeks ago
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Construction Litigation Senior Associate

Construction Litigation Senior Associate Our client is a leading national law firm with a long-standing reputation in the market. The Real Estate sector at this firm is looking to hire a Senior Associate to work on construction and engineering projects. They are happy to consider those based in Birmingham or in another location, as the […]
  • Salary £60000 – £75000 per annum
  • Posted Posted 4 weeks ago
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Commercial Solicitor

Leading national firm are looking for an experienced commercial solicitor to join its top-ranked team in Birmingham. The successful candidate will have 3+ PQE and be involved in a wide range of work including advice on commercial contracts, high- value supply and purchasing arrangements, agency and distribution arrangements, outsourcing agreements, strategic projects, IT agreements, intellectual […]
  • Salary £62000 – £80000 per annum
  • Posted Posted 4 weeks ago
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Commercial Lawyer 4+PQE

Growing commercial team seek an ambitious and exceptional 4+ PQE commercial lawyer to help further develop its highly regarded Commercial practice in Birmingham. Our client is a leading provider of legal services to the health, social care, housing and emergency services sectors, as well as in the field of professional regulation. The firm has five […]
  • Salary £55000 – £80000 per annum
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Construction Litigation Lawyer 4+ PQE

Well regarded national firm are looking to a appoint a specialist 4+PQE construction disputes lawyer to join its construction and energy disputes team in Birmingham. As a member of this Legal 500 ranked team (Tier 2), you’ll be working across a range of client industries and locations, and with a variety of different people helping […]
  • Salary £65000 – £80000 per annum
  • Posted Posted 4 weeks ago