Associate Attorney

Company: Wyman Legal Solutions
Location: Deerfield Beach
Posted on: October 23, 2024

Job Description:

(4-9 years construction law experience is required) - Boca Raton, FL



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 only a select few instances. This is a niche within the construction law niche that we are currently set to dominate through value-added services and creative billing models. 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 an experienced, full-time associate attorney to join our team to spearhead these legal services.



The role involves client contact, supervising and directing the work of legal assistants and contract attorneys (when necessary), negotiating on behalf of homeowners with contractors or other lawyers, dealing with various regulatory agencies, and drafting construction contracts. Our clients have very real-life problems that affect their living situations at home and come to us to help resolve their problems swiftly. So, our goal is to resolve their issues promptly and not drag them through time-consuming, costly litigation.



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 or hybrid.



When you apply, include a cover letter explaining what attracts you to this position. Submissions without a cover letter will not be considered.

Responsibilities:
--- Communicating empathetically with emotional, non-institutional clients in need of valuable, real-life guidance with issues of great importance to them
--- Reviewing a client's issues on 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
--- Drafting construction contracts for owners, contractors, and subcontractors.
--- Guiding contractors through day-to-day contract, lien, and payment issues

Qualifications:
--- You must be licensed in Florida with 4 to 9 years of construction law experience, which includes experience with residential construction disputes and contract drafting.
--- Your substantive knowledge includes, and you have experience with, all of the following: legal issues at the heart of the owner-contractor-subcontractor relationships, disputes between homeowners and contractors, construction liens, and drafting construction contracts
--- You are a professional and are comfortable being held accountable to performance metrics (not just billable hours)
--- 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
--- You are hungry to demonstrate your talent and value to the firm and the firm's clients in an enterprisingly managed, growth-oriented law firm environment that rewards bottom-line results with advancement and increased earning opportunities
--- Ability to generate clients within the firm's niche will be rewarded

About Company:
At Wyman Legal Solutions, we help homeowners stuck in nightmare renovation and construction projects return to living their lives in the homes of their dreams.

Our firm is going places - quickly. In 2022, we won an award for our growth as the 20th fastest-growing law firm in the United States, according to the Law Firm 500! (https://lawfirm500.com/2022-award-honorees/). We made that list again in 2023.

At Wyman Legal Solutions, we are committed to building a team of reliable, high-performing professionals who enjoy spending time together and who we can be excited to have join our team. We spend a lot of time and energy putting together a fantastic team, and we want to protect them. Our office is made up of positive people. We place a high value on accountability, integrity, growth mindset, and self-awareness and demand these core values from our employees and clients. We do not tolerate "drama."

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