TRANSACTIONAL CONSTRUCTION/PROJECTS ASSOCIATE

About The Role

Shape how millions move, regions grow, and communities connect—outside the traditional "Big Law" model. Kaplan Kirsch seeks a highly motivated, creative, and collaborative mid-level transactional associate (3 to 5+ years of experience) to join our Project Funding and Delivery Practice. You will focus on construction procurement, contracting, project finance, and project delivery (P3, design-build, CMAR/CM/GC, progressive design-build) across infrastructure sectors for airports, transit agencies, state departments of transportation, and other public and private entities. The work is sophisticated, varied, collaborative, nationwide, and rarely routine.

Responsibilities

• Core Practice: Drive our nationwide Project Funding and Delivery practice while collaborating across airports, environmental, rail/transit and other transportation, social infrastructure, real estate, tribal, and energy sectors.
• Contracts & Procurement: Draft, negotiate, and manage project delivery procurements, construction and project delivery contracts, funding and financing agreements and documentation, pre-development agreements, leases, and other documentation.
• Regulatory Guidance: Guide public/private clients through federal, state, and local funding schemes and regulations for projects.
• Advisory Services: Advise clients on infrastructure delivery, real estate transactions, funding and financing structures, and construction and project delivery strategies.
• Industry Exposure: Travel periodically for client meetings, site visits, negotiations, and conferences.

Requirements

• Experience: 3–5+ years in transactional law, including construction, project development, project finance, and/or government procurement.
• Skills & Delivery: Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills; familiarity with alternative project delivery methods (CMAR/CM/GC, design-build, P3, progressive design-build, etc.).
• Mindset: Intellectual curiosity, commercial judgment, adaptability in a fast-paced environment, and a high comfort level working both independently and collaboratively.
• Credentials: J.D. from an accredited law school and active U.S. bar admission (CO, NY, FL, or CA preferred).