Construction Attorney

Company: Wyman Legal Solutions
Location: Delray Beach
Posted on: February 3, 2025

Job Description:

Our law firm is positioned as Florida's Premier Residential Construction Law Firm for Homeowners. We help homeowners before, during, and after their custom home builds and major home renovation projects. We provide advice, guidance, and contract drafting services to homeowners before projects. We provide ongoing advice and guidance as a Renovation Concierge during projects. We provide fixed-fee pre-litigation services to homeowners when their projects go sideways in terms of time, money, and quality of work. We provide litigation services in select cases. This is a niche within the construction law niche that we are currently set to dominate through value-added services and creative billing models (not just hourly rates). We also represent a select group of contractors with their contracts and collections/lien issues.

The firm is on track for aggressive growth,--and we need a client-service-oriented, full-time associate attorney experienced in handling disputes between contractors and owners to join our team to spearhead these legal services.

The role involves providing legal advice and guidance to homeowners regarding their construction projects, supervising and directing the work of legal assistants and contract attorneys (when necessary), negotiating on behalf of homeowners with contractors or other lawyers, and all phases of pre-trial litigation. Our clients have very real-life problems affecting their living situations at home and come to us to help resolve them swiftly. So, we help them creatively resolve their issues as promptly as possible, using litigation only as a last resort.

Our office is in East Boca Raton. This position can be filled by a Florida-licensed attorney working in person, remotely, or hybrid. If you live within driving distance of our office, you will be expected to work in-office at least part-time.

Applicants submitting cover letters explaining what attracts them to this position will be given priority.

Responsibilities:
--- Communicating empathetically with non-institutional clients in need of valuable, real-life guidance with issues of great importance to them
--- Reviewing a client's issues on construction-related legal matters, analyzing available options, and diligently working to determine the best course of action
--- Resolving the clients' issues as promptly and efficiently as possible.
--- Leading the firm's litigation practice through discovery, depositions, mediation, etc.
--- Guiding homeowners through issues common to major renovation projects, including issues relating to payments, timing, and quality of work
--- Guiding contractors through day-to-day contract, lien, and payment issues

Qualifications:
--- You are licensed in Florida with 2 to 8 years of construction law experience, which includes experience handling disputes between owners and contractors (not just construction defects - but primarily mid-project disputes).
--- Your substantive knowledge includes, and you have experience with, all the following:
--- Legal issues at the heart of the owner-contractor-subcontractor relationships
--- Disputes between homeowners and contractors
--- Construction Liens
--- All phases of pre-trial litigation
--- You are a professional and are comfortable being held accountable to performance metrics (e.g., not just billable hours but how quickly you can resolve problems for clients).
--- You are empathetic, yet can have tough conversations with clients
--- You are a strong negotiator
--- You are an excellent writer who knows how to present arguments succinctly and persuasively in letters and motions
--- You have a growth mindset and value your happiness and fulfillment
--- You are savvy with technology
--- You take pride in accuracy and attention to detail while handling an increasing volume of work
--- You desire to be part of a team driven by a purpose
--- Experience in the construction industry outside of the practice of law is a huge plus
--- Ability to generate clients within the firm's niche will be rewarded

About Company:
At Wyman Legal Solutions, our mission is simple: to assist homeowners facing significant construction setbacks in getting back to living their lives and into the homes of their dreams as quickly as possible. Whether clients are facing a contractor dispute or need proactive legal guidance for their home construction project, we are here to support them every step of the way.



Our firm is going places - quickly! In 2022 and 2023, we were honored to make the list of Law Firm 500's fastest-growing firms in the United States. We offer strong growth trajectories for our team members.



We place a high value on accountability, integrity, a growth mindset, and self-awareness, and enjoy sharing these core values with our employees and clients.



If this sounds like you, please apply!

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