Construction Litigation Associate

Construction Litigation Associate - Chicago

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Salary: $150,000 - $280,000 per year

A bit about us:

Our client is a prestigious full-service nationwide business law firm with 14 offices across the nation and they have been providing legal counsel to their clients for over 90 years. They cover ALL industries and their clients are engaged in a diverse global economy governed by complex laws and regulations, and they trust them as advisers and business partners because they are involved in their world.
They strongly believe that technology is a tool that furthers the practice of law and have used that belief to develop a cutting edge platform for our firm. They use a meshed (NVPN) network to facilitate work among offices, Cisco VoIP telephony and Video-over-IP conferencing.
Their culture emphasizes the importance of a positive workforce, the principles of inclusivity and most importantly of enjoying the practice of law. They devote substantial resources to integrating every new hire into the firm and are consistently named as "Best Places to Work For" by local business journals.

Why join us?

Competitive salary ($130K - $200K)
Various types of bonuses (up to $80K)
Full benefits package
Unlimited PTO
401k

Job Details

Currently, they are looking to hire a talented Construction Litigation Associate with 2+ years of recent business litigation experience for their office in Chicago.

Requirements:

The candidate should have experience with the investigation, management, and discovery of large collections of documents and data files and electronic discovery. In addition, candidates should also be licensed to practice in Illinois, have strong writing skills and excellent academic credentials.

Experience with anticipated assignments would be valuable and include: commercial construction litigation, delay and impact claims, mechanics lien claims, construction surety bond claims, negotiating and drafting of design and construction agreements, construction defect claims, insurance coverage relative to construction claims, and representation of design professionals. Deposition experience, pretrial experience, trial experience and a technical background in design or construction would also be favorably reviewed.

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