Description:
About the role:Parker Poe is seeking a 2–3-year litigation associate to join our Eminent Domain & Condemnation team in the Atlanta office. The role focuses on representing property owners, businesses, and governmental entities in eminent domain and condemnation matters and related real property disputes throughout Georgia and the Southeast. This is a litigation position, and the successful candidate will work directly with the partners and clients who drive one of the region's most active condemnation practices.
The associate will handle a high volume of active matters, take a meaningful role in trial and hearing work early, and collaborate with attorneys across the firm's real estate, construction, and litigation practices.
Responsibilities:
- Represent clients in all phases of eminent domain and condemnation proceedings.
- Participate in jury trials and evidentiary hearings.
- Conduct discovery, take depositions, and manage expert witnesses.
- Draft and argue related motions.
- Engage in negotiations and mediations.
Qualifications:
- Licensed to practice in Georgia, or eligible for admission.
- Two to three years of experience in real estate or commercial litigation; eminent domain, condemnation, real property, land use, or zoning experience is a plus.
- Strong written and oral advocacy skills, as well as strong research abilities.
- Ability to manage a high-volume, litigation-focused practice.
About the Practice:
Parker Poe's Eminent Domain & Condemnation team represents property owners, businesses, and governmental entities in condemnation actions and related property rights disputes across Georgia and the Southeast. The team works closely with the firm's construction, development, real estate, environmental, and economic development attorneys, so associates gain exposure to the full life cycle of a property dispute rather than a narrow slice of it.
