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About the Role
Kaplan Kirsch seeks a mid-level transactional associate with 3-5+ years of experience to join our Project Funding and Delivery Practice. The role focuses on construction procurement, contracting, project finance, and project delivery across infrastructure sectors for public and private entities. This position offers sophisticated, varied, collaborative, and nationwide work that is rarely routine.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
- Guide public/private clients through federal, state, and local funding schemes and regulations for projects.
- Advise clients on infrastructure delivery, real estate transactions, funding and financing structures, and construction and project delivery strategies.
- Travel periodically for client meetings, site visits, negotiations, and conferences.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years in transactional law, including construction, project development, project finance, and/or government procurement.
- Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
- Familiarity with alternative project delivery methods (CMAR/CM/GC, design-build, P3, progressive design-build, etc.).
- Intellectual curiosity, commercial judgment, adaptability in a fast-paced environment, and a high comfort level working both independently and collaboratively.
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active U.S. bar admission (CO, NY, FL, or CA preferred).
- Background in complex infrastructure construction and alternative delivery methods.
- Familiarity with federal transportation frameworks and agencies (USDOT, FAA, FRA, FTA, FHWA, STB, Build America Bureau).
- A demonstrated passion for public infrastructure, transportation, and public policy.
- An entrepreneurial, collegial mindset paired with top-tier communication skills and a love for solving nuanced, non-routine legal challenges.
Skills
- Transactional law
- Construction law
- Project development
- Project finance
- Government procurement
- Drafting
- Negotiation
- Analytical skills
- Alternative project delivery methods
- Commercial judgment
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Communication skills
Location
- Nationwide
Work Type
- Hybrid/remote flexibility
Experience Level
- Mid-level
- 3 to 5+ years
Education Level
- J.D. from an accredited law school
Salary/Compensations
- $172,000 – $185,000
- performance/billable bonuses
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- HSA
- FSA
- STD
- LTE
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Parental leave
- Flexible PTO
- Public transit cost coverage
About the Company
- Founded in 2003 as an alternative to the "business of law as usual," Kaplan Kirsch is a fast-growing, collegial, and collaborative national specialized law firm.
- A majority of our clients are states, local governments, Native American Tribes, airports, transit agencies, renewable energy companies, and non-profit organizations.
- Our firm offers a rare opportunity to work on matters that shape how people and goods move, how regions grow, and how communities stay connected.
- Our clients own and operate essential public assets, and the legal work surrounding them affects millions of travelers, businesses, and communities across the United States every day.
- Our leadership includes multiple former U.S. Department of Transportation General Counsels and former chief counsels from the Federal Railroad and Federal Transit Administrations.
- We offer associates real-world significance, substantial responsibility, direct client contact, and a clear path toward partnership in a supportive environment.
Equal Opportunity
- The Firm is actively committed to fostering the principles of diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity.
- We do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, disability, marital status, military status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
- If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application process, please do not hesitate to reach out by emailing HR@kaplankirsch.com