Community Association Litigation Attorney

Job Details

Description

Becker was honored by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best law firms to work for in both the 2024 and 2025 inaugural lists, reflecting our strong commitment to employee well-being, professional development, and a supportive workplace culture. Come be a part of our award-winning team!

Becker is a diverse, multi-practice, commercial law firm with international affiliates and offices in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC. Becker prides itself on client-focused services and a commitment to always exceeding our clients’ expectations. Since 1973, we have been focusing on building a culture that is collaborative, creative, and passionate about growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Employer-Paid benefits, Mental Health coverage, and even a 401k match! To fulfill our commitment to our employee’s health and safety, Becker has committees such as the Mental Health and Wellness Committee that ensures our employee’s individual health is always a priority.

We provide every incoming employee with individualized training to ensure that they are experts on Becker’s use of above-industry-standard software and in their role.

Responsibilities

• Analyze community association legal issues and draft legal opinions
• Interpret and draft amendments to governing documents
• Enforce governing documents through litigation and dispute resolution
• Prepare for and attend board and membership meetings
• Maintain strong client relations and provide strategic legal counsel
• Conduct detailed case law and legal research
• Prepare and draft pleadings, discovery, motions, and memoranda of law
• Review and modify service contracts and vendor agreements
• Participate in and prepare for depositions, hearings, mediations, and trials
• Review documents using electronic review platforms and document management systems
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Active membership in the Florida Bar
• 5–7 years of legal experience, with direct experience in community association litigation preferred
• Demonstrated experience in business litigation
• Excellent skills in legal research, drafting, and oral advocacy
• Strong client relations and communication skills
• Proficiency in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint; experience with Summation and iManage is a plus
• Experience conducting significant document review via electronic platforms
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with community association governance structures
• Attendance at association board and membership meetings
• Experience interpreting and enforcing declarations, bylaws, and covenants
  
  

Replies are given within 24 hours, so apply today for immediate consideration.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Becker is committed to diversity in the workplace. Workplace diversity refers to the protection, respect and inclusion of all of the attributes that each employee contributes to the workplace. We strive for a workplace that welcomes and respects all employees regardless of any protected class status, including, but not limited to, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, age, ancestry, and disability. We also acknowledge the other ways in which people are different, such as educational level, life experience, work experience, socio-economic background, and personality and recognize the value of these individual differences.

We are wholly committed to creating hiring practices and a work environment that values and utilizes the contributions of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

As such, it is the policy of Becker to recruit, employ, train, develop, and promote employees on the basis of individual qualifications, competence, and merit. We believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate on any basis prohibited by applicable law. It is our goal to fully comply with the letter of the law, as well as its spirit and intent.