Senior Construction & Litigation Paralegal (Hybrid)

Ryan Companies Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Retirement and Savings Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Employee Discount Programs

Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

Job summary

Ryan Companies Inc. is seeking a seasoned Construction and Litigation Paralegal to support three attorneys across national projects from its Minneapolis hub.

You will draft, negotiate, and track Owner-Contractor, GMP, and MSA agreements, review subcontractor MSAs, purchase orders, and required modifications, and build contract playbooks to streamline negotiations. The role requires strong writing, construction/real estate knowledge, and proficiency with Procore and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, Construction Management, or related field; ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate highly preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive paralegal experience, including real estate.
• Understanding of construction, development, and commercial real estate legal concepts and basic contract law; ability to interpret contracts to provide legal support and mitigate risk.
• Ability to review and respond to title and survey, settlement statements, estoppels, SNDAs, listing and confidentiality agreements, and other basic legal documents.
• Superior writing skills for correspondence, title and survey objection letters, closing documents, and other legal documentation.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and track complex contracts including Owner-Contractor agreements, GMPs, MSAs, and architect/designer agreements.
• Review and track subcontractor MSAs, purchase orders, and required modifications.
• Develop contract response playbooks with standard language, risk thresholds, and pre-approved positions.
• Lead prelitigation tasks: letters to subcontractors, lien notices, and dispute documentation.
• Manage mechanic’s liens, lien waivers, and bond claims across jurisdictions.
• Support litigation: liaise with outside counsel and manage eDiscovery tasks.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting contracts

Contract management

Multitasking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies or related field

ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

e-discovery tools

Procore

Job description

Ryan Companies Inc. is seeking a seasoned Construction and Litigation Paralegal to support three attorneys across national projects from its Minneapolis hub.

You will draft, negotiate, and track Owner-Contractor, GMP, and MSA agreements, review subcontractor MSAs, purchase orders, and required modifications, and build contract playbooks to streamline negotiations. The role requires strong writing, construction/real estate knowledge, and proficiency with Procore and Microsoft Office.