Senior Construction Litigation Associate

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life

Long term disability

Flexible spending

401K

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Bonus and more

Job summary

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in West Palm Beach seeks a team‑oriented senior litigation associate with 8+ years of construction litigation experience to join its construction practice. Responsibilities include managing junior associates, representing clients in complex construction litigation, counseling on construction defects, and handling contract and business disputes.

Transactional drafting/negotiation experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• At least eight years of construction litigation experience.
• Experience mentoring/junior associates.
• Experience handling contracts and business disputes.
• Transactional experience with contract drafting and negotiation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in complex construction litigation.
• Provide construction defect claims counseling.
• Handle contract and business disputes.
• Manage junior associates on matters.

Skills

Managing junior associates

Construction litigation

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Job description

Overview

• Responsibilities include managing junior associates.
• Work involves representing clients in complex construction litigation, providing construction defect claims counseling, and handling contract and business disputes.
• Transactional experience with contract drafting and negotiation is a plus.

Posting details

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys and over 2,000 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.

Taft is seeking a team-oriented senior litigation associate to join its construction practice in our West Palm Beach office.

Taft is seeking a Senior Associate with at least eight or more years of construction litigation experience, including: managing junior associates, representing clients in complex construction litigation, construction defect claims counseling, and contract and business disputes. Transactional experience with contract drafting and negotiation is a plus.

The ideal candidate will have excellent academic and professional credentials, superior research and writing abilities, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication skills.

Taft offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• long term disability
• flexible spending
• 401K
• Paid Time Off
• paid holidays
• bonus and more

Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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