Job Description

The Firm: A well-established, full-service Northeast law firm with multiple offices and a sophisticated construction practice. It is seeking a mid-level associate in Boston.

About the Role:

You will join a team that represents construction clients across every part of their business: contract drafting and negotiation, claim preparation and presentation, mediations, litigation, and appeals. You'll take on significant responsibility and get hands-on experience in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and negotiate construction contracts
• Evaluate, manage, and monitor complex construction disputes and litigation
• Handle risk management of potential and existing claims
• Develop litigation and resolution strategies, and report to clients
• Manage local counsel and experts, and collaborate with multiple entities
• Take and defend depositions, draft and argue dispositive motions, and prepare for arbitrations, mediations, and trial

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of relevant litigation experience, including depositions, dispositive motions, and arbitration/mediation/trial preparation
• E-discovery experience
• Plus: construction contract experience, and litigating delay/disruption, payment, and breach of contract disputes
• Admission to the Massachusetts Bar required
• Strong writing and oral communication skills, and an excellent academic record
• Highly motivated; able to work independently and as part of a team

What's Offered:

• Salary range: $170,000 – $200,000, based on office location, education, experience, and skill set

Please reach out to Chelsey Haibeck at chelsey.haibeck@gogpac.com or 605.501.4307 for more details.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.