Construction Associate Attorney

Pay: $155000.00 - $190000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a highly regarded sophisticated construction practice handling meaningful litigation contract licensing and advisory matters for construction industry clients
• Work directly with experienced partners and counsel who understand the construction space and value attorneys who can think strategically write clearly and move matters forward
• Step into a role with real responsibility strong mentorship and the opportunity to build deeper construction law expertise
• Handle a strong mix of pleadings motions discovery depositions trial support contract work and client-facing matters
• Be part of a collaborative law firm environment where teamwork attention to detail and practical legal judgment matter
• Competitive compensation with strong upside for directly relevant construction law experience

Location: This is an on-site role based in Tampa Florida offering the opportunity to work closely with a strong local team in one of Floridas most active construction and business markets.

Note: Candidates must be active members of the Florida Bar and must have 4 years of construction law construction litigation or construction-focused commercial litigation experience at a law firm.

About Us

Confidential Employer. We are a highly respected law firm with a collaborative culture sophisticated client work and a strong construction practice. Our team values attorneys who are detail-oriented practical responsive and motivated to do excellent work for clients in a fast-moving industry.

Job Description

• Support partners and counsel on construction litigation commercial litigation contract licensing and advisory matters
• Draft pleadings motions discovery legal memoranda contracts and client correspondence
• Conduct legal research involving case law statutes administrative regulations public records court dockets DOAH records and construction industry standards and codes
• Handle discovery deposition preparation client communications opposing counsel communications and trial support
• Manage deadlines multiple matters and competing priorities with professionalism and attention to detail
• Work collaboratively with attorneys and clients on construction industry disputes and legal strategy

Qualifications

• Active Florida Bar license required
• 4 years of construction law construction litigation or construction-focused commercial litigation experience required
• Law firm experience required
• Strong litigation drafting research and oral advocacy skills required
• Experience with pleadings motions discovery depositions and trial support required
• Construction contract drafting licensing DOAH public records and industry standards/code research experience preferred
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple matters in a collaborative environment

Why You Will Love Working Here

This is a strong opportunity for an attorney who wants to grow in a respected construction practice while doing substantive interesting work. You will work with experienced attorneys serve construction industry clients and build a deeper practice in a high-demand area of law. The team offers sophisticated matters strong support and a platform where a construction attorney can continue developing long-term career value.

JPC-1375

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-have: Active Florida Bar license. 3 years of construction law construction litigation or construction-focused commercial litigation experience. No solo attorneys. Construction experience from a law firm

Nice to haves:

Preferred Years as Associate (if its an attorney role)

• 4-6 years preferred

Additional context:

• Relocation - Yes. Packages - No

Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

• 3-4 years directly relevant construction law experience: $150000 to $165000

• 4-5 years directly relevant construction law experience: $160000 to $180000

• 5-6 years directly relevant construction law experience: $165000 to $190000

• 6 years directly relevant construction law experience: $180000 to $200000 depending on fit and seniority

Submission Email: MUST SUBMIT a Blind submission first and then if theyre interested they will send us a form to complete the submission

• Brinley Platt /

• CC Anna Russell Thornton /

Quick Recruiter Reference

Adams & Reese is hiring a Tampa-based Construction Associate Attorney for on-site construction litigation contract licensing and advisory work. Must have Florida Bar and law firm construction experience. Client wants 4-6 years ideally no solo attorneys blind submission first to Brinley and cc Anna.

Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Construction Associate Attorney - Adams & Reese - JPC- 1375 - Source

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• Client job title: Construction Associate Attorney

• Location: Tampa FL

• On-site hybrid remote: On-site

• Experience: 3

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Construction Attorney Construction Litigation Associate Construction Law Associate Commercial Litigation Attorney Construction Defect Attorney Construction Contract Attorney Florida Bar DOAH construction licensing construction litigation.

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