Construction & Claims Attorney; VP, In-House Counsel

VP, Construction & Claims Counsel (Attorney)

Our client, a national multifamily real estate developer, seeks a
VP, Construction & Claims Counsel to join their legal team.

This attorney will possess 6+ years of experience and have solid transactional and litigation experience in construction. The ideal attorney candidate will have experience as a construction attorney from a law firm, with in‑house and/or general contracting experience a plus.

This role reports to the General Counsel and will be an integral part of a lean and nimble legal team.

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as key contact for GMP negotiations.
• Serve as key contact for subcontract agreement/consultant agreement negotiations.
• Lead negotiations of professional services agreements (architects, engineers, surveys, etc.)
• Develop and update in‑house construction form agreements.
• Manage routine construction disputes and lien releases.
• Manage routine construction and property related litigation.
• Assist construction in the preparation of default notices and advise on general strategies during construction disputes.
• Manage claims tracking process and claims analyst.

This role will support two construction principals in different parts of the country, but this attorney must sit in the Atlanta office.
This is not a remote or hybrid role.

This is a "work hard, play hard" construction crowd with an intelligent, nimble and affable legal team.

Generous, above‑market comp + bonus.

Please apply today for immediate and confidential consideration and learn more about this fantastic team and organization.