Job Summary
We are seeking a Construction Litigation Analyst in Rocklin, CA. This role is ideal for an experienced litigation, construction defect, insurance defense, or construction consulting professional who enjoys complex analysis, detailed case work, and meaningful collaboration with attorneys and experts.
The Construction Litigation Analyst will provide sophisticated case support on construction defect, construction damage, contract dispute, and related litigation matters involving general contractors, subcontractors, homeowners, developers, and insurance companies. This is not a clerical or administrative role. It requires a highly analytical professional who can connect construction documents, project activity, alleged defects, damages, parties, and litigation strategy.
This opportunity offers challenging, high-impact work in a collaborative legal services environment where accuracy, critical thinking, and strong case organization are valued. The right candidate will work closely with attorneys, litigation teams, construction consultants, and expert witnesses while contributing directly to case evaluation, exposure analysis, discovery review, deposition preparation, and litigation strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Review, triage, organize, and analyze large construction litigation case files, including electronic document productions ranging from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of records.
- Prepare detailed case summaries, timelines, matrices, and analysis related to alleged defects, project history, damages, repair recommendations, parties, and scope of work.
- Review contracts, subcontracts, change orders, invoices, plans, specifications, inspection reports, photographs, correspondence, expert reports, discovery materials, and deposition testimony.
- Identify key facts, missing documents, inconsistencies, causation issues, potential liability, and allocation of responsibility among contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and other parties.
- Support attorneys and experts in preparing for depositions, mediations, inspections, settlement discussions, expert analysis, and trial preparation.
- Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential case records across multiple complex litigation matters and update analysis as cases develop.
Compensation and Benefits
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Salary range: $90,000 to $12,000 per year.
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Required Qualifications and Skills
- Analyze construction defect and construction litigation files to identify issues, parties, damages, exposure, and case strategy considerations.
- Manage and organize large electronic document productions within litigation or case management systems.
- Prepare case summaries, timelines, deposition summaries, discovery analysis, and factual support for attorneys and experts.
- Review construction documentation to evaluate scope of work, alleged defects, repair history, causation, and responsibility.
- 6 to 10 years of relevant experience in construction litigation, construction defect claims, insurance defense, legal analysis, construction consulting, or a closely related field.
- Strong understanding of construction terminology, including general contractors, subcontractors, scopes of work, change orders, plans and specifications, inspections, remediation, and repair estimates.
- Ability to read, interpret, and analyze complex construction and legal documents.
- Experience reviewing discovery materials, deposition testimony, interrogatories, requests for production, expert reports, and related litigation documents.
- Strong analytical, investigative, and critical thinking skills with the ability to identify relevant facts within extensive documentation.
- Exceptional attention to detail while maintaining awareness of broader litigation strategy and case exposure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organization, prioritization, and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple active cases simultaneously.
- Proficiency with electronic document management systems, Microsoft Office, and litigation or case management technologies.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting multi-party construction defect litigation or complex construction damage claims.
- Background working with attorneys, construction consultants, expert witnesses, insurance representatives, or litigation teams.
- Experience analyzing repair estimates, defect matrices, allocation issues, expert reports, and construction-related damages.
- Familiarity with Bates-stamped productions, eDiscovery workflows, deposition preparation, mediation support, and trial preparation.