Construction Associate Attorney

Pay: $165,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a respected Houston law firm with a strong construction, commercial litigation, and business-focused practice.
• Take on meaningful litigation responsibility, including pleadings, motions, discovery, depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trial work.
• Build valuable construction law experience while also gaining exposure to related transactional matters.
• Work closely with experienced attorneys who are invested in training, mentorship, and long-term professional growth.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, bonus potential, and a reasonable 1650-hour target.

Location: This is an on-site position in Houston, Texas, offering the opportunity to work closely with attorneys, clients, and the litigation team in a collaborative office environment.

Note: Candidates must be licensed and in good standing with the Texas State Bar and should have 4+ years of relevant litigation experience. Construction law or commercial litigation experience is strongly preferred.

About Us

We are a well-established Houston law firm with a strong reputation for delivering practical, high-quality legal counsel across construction, real estate, business litigation, lending, and related commercial matters. Our team values excellent legal work, client service, collaboration, and professional growth. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Handle a wide range of construction and commercial litigation matters from case development through resolution.
• Analyze complex legal and factual issues and prepare strong legal strategies.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda, discovery, and other litigation documents.
• Prepare and respond to written discovery.
• Take and defend depositions.
• Attend court appearances, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, experts, and internal team members.
• Support construction-related transactional matters and commercial project work as needed.
• Manage deadlines, case responsibilities, and significant portions of matters independently.
• Work closely with senior attorneys while continuing to build technical skills and subject-matter experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant litigation experience.
• Active Texas Bar license in good standing.
• Experience drafting pleadings, motions, discovery, and litigation documents.
• Strong legal research, writing, analysis, and advocacy skills.
• Construction law, construction litigation, or commercial litigation experience preferred.
• Deposition, hearing, mediation, arbitration, or trial experience preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and deadline management.
• Strong communication skills, professional judgment, and ability to work well with a team.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• You will work on sophisticated construction and commercial matters with real responsibility.
• You will be part of a collaborative, experienced team that values mentorship and attorney development.
• You will gain a strong mix of litigation and construction-related legal experience.
• You will have room to grow while working with respected attorneys and established clients.
• You will be supported with competitive compensation, bonus potential, full benefits, and a reasonable billable hour expectation.

JPC-1153

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: TX bar license, 3+ yrs litigation exp, 1+ yr construction law exp

• “Do not submit from following firms”: West Mermis or Andrews Myers

• Preferred Years as Associate:4-6ish

• Additional context: Relocation- [unsure]. Packages - [unsure]

• Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

  • 4 years directly relevant experience: $165k

  • 5 years directly relevant experience: $170k

  • 6+ years directly relevant experience: $175k

Submission Email: Jason - jjohns@wkpz.com;abolshakov@wkpz.com

Quick Recruiter Reference

Houston law firm seeks a mid-level construction litigation associate for an on-site role. Role is majority litigation with some construction-related transactional work and requires Texas Bar admission, strong drafting, discovery, and litigation experience. Best fit is a 4+ year attorney with construction law, construction litigation, or commercial litigation experience who can manage meaningful portions of matters independently.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Construction Associate Attorney - Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C. - JPC- 1153 - Source

**New Job Order Alert**

• Client job title: Construction Associate Attorney

• Location: Houston, TX

• On-site, hybrid, remote: on-site

• Experience: 3

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Construction Litigation Associate, Construction Attorney, Commercial Litigation Associate, Litigation Associate, Business Litigation Attorney, Construction Defect Attorney, Real Estate Litigation Attorney, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Texas Bar, Depositions, Motions, Discovery, Arbitration, Mediation, Trial

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO

• Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): atty, lit, 1+ yr construction law