Description

• Draft memoranda, correspondence, and reports summarizing research findings and offer opinions regarding liability, risk transfer and exposure.
• Assist in communications with national, state and local regulatory agencies, such as Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Storm Water Regulatory Agencies, and the National Labor Relations Board.
• Manage subcontractor defaults; work with operations to ensure that McCarthy’s interests are properly protected by subcontractors’ bonding companies; assist in managing litigation arising out of any breach of payment or performance bonds.
• Assist in identifying and managing complex builder’s risk insurance, professional liability insurance and general liability insurance issues on a variety of different project types in both pre-litigation and litigation situations.
• Assist project teams in understanding and pursuing insurance coverage for construction defect, builder’s risk, pollution, professional, auto, worker’s compensation and property damage claims while working in conjunction with the Risk Management Department.
• Provide general legal advice to McCarthy team members.
• Conduct moderate to complex legal research on a variety of topics in multiple states that relate to the business.
• Assist operations in disputes involving owners, architects, subcontractors and consultants.
• Provide advice on procurement matters related to public and private works construction projects in a variety of industries, procurement types and delivery methods, including federal and federally funded construction projects.
• Assist with all aspects of litigation - respond to document requests, prepare discovery responses, review and edit motions, briefs and memoranda from outside counsel; manage outside counsel throughout the pre-litigation and litigation processes.
• Provide legal advice in all aspects of construction law, as well as ancillary legal areas applicable to a national multi-billion-dollar corporation in the construction industry, such as disputes related to contract, delay, payment, construction defect, and injuries, litigation, and insurance matters, among others.
• Assist in preparation for and attend alternative dispute resolutions.
• Provide advice on the Company’s labor strategy in connection with existing labor agreements, project labor agreements as well other project labor requirements, including prevailing wage and apprenticeship ratios.

Requirements

• Experience with construction law as well as familiarity with design and construction agreements is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as an attorney
• Licensed to practice law in at least one state in the United States, preferably Texas
• Team player, developed sense of business acumen, and ability to work with a wide variety of people
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school
• Ability to communicate with other members of the legal department articulately, concisely, and with well-reasoned opinions
• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts to non-attorney McCarthy team members in a concise, yet thorough, manner
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize, and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and determine creative solutions
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and diplomatic skills

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance