Construction Defect Paralegal

Foley & Lardner LLP; Torch of Friendship (FL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Foley & Lardner LLP is seeking a skilled Litigation Paralegal for our busy Construction Defects department in Florida. The role supports the litigation team from inception through resolution, coordinating responses to arbitration demands, complaints, and discovery while ensuring deadlines, filings, and documents are timely prepared.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years as a Litigation Paralegal, with construction defects and trial prep experience, and a background in billing time.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree or paralegal certificate from an ABA approved paralegal program preferred
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Litigation Paralegal required
• Construction defects experience preferred
• Trial preparation experience preferred
• Prior experience billing time strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting responses to Demands for Arbitration and Discovery
• Draft responses to complaints and discovery
• Prepare materials and documents for hearings
• File and service circuit court filings
• Draft settlement agreements, signatures, and fund disbursements
• Track mediation outcomes, settlements, and tender of payments
• Request documents from clients
• Assist in the preparation of team snapshots for meetings
• Update claims database
• Prepare Response to Notices of Claims
• Prepare Work Authorization Agreements
• Request copies of inspections and estimates
• Prepare claim for final hearing
• Consistently achieve billable hour expectation set by the firm (including approved non-billable time)

Skills

Billing time

Trial preparation

Arbitration/Discovery support

Education

High School diploma

ABA-approved paralegal certificate

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Litigation (Construction Defects) Paralegal

US-FL-Orlando | US-FL-Tampa | US-FL-Miami

ID: 2026-3546

Category: Legal

Type: Regular Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Scheduled Hours: 40

Workplace: On-Site

Overview

Foley & Lardner LLP is a great place to work because of what we do and how we do it. Here, your unique perspectives, experiences, and abilities will be embraced and developed, so you can excel. Being a part of Foley means having the opportunities and resources necessary to gain experience, advance professional goals, and forge meaningful connections. It's a place where you can build your career and enjoy professionally satisfying work. We have over 2,300 people who are #HappyatFoley, and we think you will be too.

Foley & Lardner LLP is looking for a skilled and experienced Litigation Paralegal with excellent research and analytical skills for our busy Construction Defects department. The Litigation Paralegal supports the firm's litigation team by managing critical casework from case inception through resolution, working with attorneys to respond efficiently to arbitration demands, complaints, discovery, hearings, and settlements. This role ensures cases stay organized, deadlines are met, and court filings and client documents are prepared accurately and on time. The position has broad responsibility across case administration, document drafting, court and claims tracking, and settlement coordination, with a particular focus on supporting litigation workflow. By providing strong case management and billable support, the Litigation Paralegal directly contributes to the department's efficiency, client service, and successful case outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting responses to Demands for Arbitration and Discovery
• Draft responses to complaints and discovery
• Prepare materials and documents for hearings
• File and service circuit court filings
• Draft settlement agreements, signatures, and fund disbursements
• Track mediation outcomes, settlements, and tender of payments
• Request documents from clients
• Assist in the preparation of team snapshots for meetings
• Update claims database
• Prepare Response to Notices of Claims
• Prepare Work Authorization Agreements
• Request copies of inspections and estimates
• Prepare claim for final hearing
• Consistently achieve billable hour expectation set by the firm (including approved non-billable time)

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree or paralegal certificate from an ABA approved paralegal program preferred
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Litigation Paralegal required
• Construction defects experience preferred
• Trial preparation experience preferred
• Prior experience billing time strongly preferred #LI-onsite

In support of transparency and equity in the workplace, Foley provides salary ranges for all positions. The figures below represent the full compensation range for this position. The actual amount offered will be between the range minimum and midpoint based on the following factors: education, experience, geographic market, and internal pay equity at Foley.

Miami, Orlando, & Tampa: $77,500- $108,500

Foley & Lardner LLP is a top ranked law firm with offices throughout the United States and abroad. At Foley we strive to remain true to our core values- our clients, integrity, our people, citizenship, diversity, trust & respect, stewardship & accountability and professional satisfaction. As a result, we offer the highest quality legal counsel to our clients, as well as outstanding professional opportunities for our employees.

Foley employees enjoy a comfortable, yet professional work environment, exceptional benefit package, state-of-the-art technology, work/life balance, great working relationships and much more.

We invite you to consider a career with Foley.