Construction Associate Attorney

Join a nionally recognized law firm with a strong presence throughout the Southeast and a collaborive, team-oriented culture. This is an excellent opportunity for a construction litigion torney seeking sophisticed litigion work, direct client interaction, and long-term career growth with a highly respected defense-side practice. The Tampa office is actively seeking an torney who can immediely contribute to a busy construction litigion team.

• Competitive base salary starting around $185,000+, with flexibility based on experience
• Exceptional candides may command compension exceeding $200,000
• 1,850 billable hour requirement with bonus eligibility beginning 1,950 hours, including a $10,000 bonus opportunity and additional production-based incentives
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Professional development and mentorship opportunities
• Clear ph for long-term career growth and partnership considerion within a nionally respected law firm
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced construction torneys on sophisticed mters
• Nional plform with a collaborive culture and cross-office support

• Active Florida Bar license in good standing
• 4+ years of substantive construction litigion experience
• Defense-side construction litigion experience strongly preferred
• Ability to independently manage litigion mters from inception through resolution
• Experience handling all phases of litigion, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, mediions, and hearings
• Strong legal writing, research, and oral advocacy skills
• Excellent communicion and client relionship management abilities
• Strong academic credentials
• Exceptional organizional skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to work full-time in the Tampa office

• Experience representing owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, or construction-reled businesses
• Experience handling construction defect claims, contract disputes, delay claims, payment disputes, and reled construction litigion mters
• Experience working with construction experts and technical consultants
• Familiarity with construction contracts and risk allocion issues
• Experience working collaborively within a litigion team while also managing mters independently
• Strong client-service oriention and business-minded approach to legal practice

• Manage construction litigion mters from inception through resolution
• Draft pleadings, motions, discovery requests, and legal memoranda
• Conduct legal research and develop litigion stregies
• Take and defend depositions
• Prepare for and tend hearings, mediions, and other court proceedings
• Communice directly with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and witnesses
• Collabore with partners and torneys across the firm's construction practice
• Analyze construction contracts, project documention, and technical records
• Provide practical legal guidance and stregic counsel to construction industry clients

If you are a construction litigion torney seeking a sophisticed litigion practice, meaningful client interaction, and long-term career growth with a nionally respected law firm, we encourage you to apply.