Construction Legal Assistant

Pay: $60,000.00 - $68,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a highly respected, full-service law firm with a long-standing reputation for sophisticated legal work and an excellent workplace culture.
• Support a busy Construction practice on meaningful, high-level matters involving litigation, trial prep, document management, contracts, and large-scale projects.
• Work closely with experienced attorneys in a role that offers real responsibility, visibility, and impact.
• Be part of a collaborative, professional team that values strong support staff and recognizes the importance of their contribution.
• Enjoy a stable, full-time in-office opportunity with strong benefits, a polished environment, and long-term growth potential.

Location: This is a full-time, in-office opportunity based in Lexington, Kentucky, ideal for someone who thrives in a professional, team-oriented office environment.

Note: Candidates must have at least 3 years of directly relevant litigation legal assistant experience, including experience supporting matters from pre-trial through trial and post-trial activities.

About Us

We are a well-established, full-service law firm known for handling sophisticated transactions, complex litigation, and high-level regulatory matters. Our team is committed to delivering outstanding client service while fostering a professional, collaborative, and supportive workplace. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Provide day-to-day support to attorneys in a busy Construction practice
• Prepare, format, revise, and proofread legal documents, including pleadings, briefs, contracts, correspondence, and trial materials
• Assist with litigation case management from pre-trial through trial and post-trial phases
• Organize, retrieve, review, and manage large volumes of documents for active matters and major projects
• Prepare deposition exhibits, trial exhibits, binders, and other case materials
• Maintain organized electronic and physical files, including indexing and document tracking
• Coordinate discovery, filing, document production, and other case support functions
• Assist with monthly billing and invoicing
• Support attorneys with administrative and miscellaneous tasks that help keep matters moving efficiently

Qualifications

• 3+ years of litigation legal assistant experience
• Experience supporting cases through pre-trial, trial, and post-trial phases
• Strong document production, organization, and case management skills
• Advanced Microsoft Word skills, including track changes, formatting, numbering, and internal references
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience with litigation support and document management platforms is strongly preferred
• Experience supporting construction law matters is a plus
• Associate's degree, bachelor's degree, or relevant legal training preferred

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will join a respected legal team where your experience will be valued and your work will matter. This is a strong opportunity for a seasoned legal assistant who wants to be part of a collegial, high-performing environment with interesting work, excellent professional standards, and a culture that genuinely appreciates its people.

JPC-953

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: 3+ years of litigation legal assistant experience, including pre-trial through trial and post-trial support

• Nice to haves: 'ideally someone that is tech savvy or with accounting background' construction law experience, large document/project management experience, and exposure to tools such as Relativity, Trial Director, iManage, SharePoint, or AIA-related workflows.

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

Submission Email: Amy - anewton@stites.com

Quick Recruiter Reference

Large, well-established full-service law firm seeking a senior Construction Legal Assistant for its Lexington office. Role supports construction/litigation attorneys with trial prep, large document management, discovery, filings, contracts, and billing support. Best fit is a polished, highly technical litigation legal assistant with 5+ years of experience and strong Word/document production skills.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Construction Legal Assistant - Stites & Harbison PLLC - JPC 953 - Source

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• Client job title: Construction Legal Assistant

• Location: Lexington, KY

• On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site

• Experience: 3

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Construction Legal Assistant, Litigation Legal Assistant, Trial Legal Assistant, Litigation Secretary, Legal Secretary, Construction Litigation Assistant, Litigation Paralegal, Trial Paralegal, Legal Administrative Assistant, Document Production, Trial Prep, Discovery, Relativity, Trial Director, iManage, SharePoint, AIA contracts

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO

• Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): Lexington - 332k pop, reasonable Legal Assistant role