Associate Attorney - Civil Litigation (Pensacola)

Associate Attorney – Civil Litigation

Property Management Law Solutions, PLLC (PMLS) – Pensacola, Florida

Property Management Law Solutions, PLLC (“PMLS”) is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney with at least five (5) years of meaningful civil litigation and trial experience to join our growing Florida practice.

About PMLS

Property Management Law Solutions, PLLC is a Florida law firm concentrating on legal issues affecting landlords, property owners, property managers, and real estate professionals. PMLS represents property owners, landlords, property management companies, real estate investors, and other real estate professionals throughout Florida.

Our practice combines sophisticated civil litigation with a substantial concentration in landlord-tenant, real estate, property management, and property-related disputes. Our practice is highly focused, allowing our attorneys to develop substantial subject-matter knowledge in the intersection of civil litigation, real estate, landlord-tenant law, property management, fair housing, regulated housing, and risk management.

PMLS is also a technology-driven practice. We use modern case-management software, legal research platforms, document automation, and AI tools to improve efficiency and the quality of our legal work. Attorneys must be willing and able to effectively use these systems as part of their daily practice.

PMLS is looking for an attorney who can take ownership of litigation matters, exercise sound independent judgment, communicate and connect effectively with clients, and move cases and matters forward efficiently from initial evaluation through resolution or trial.

Areas of Practice

The attorney will handle and assist with matters involving:

• Residential and commercial landlord-tenant litigation;
• Real estate and property disputes;
• Breach of lease and breach of contract actions;
• Evictions and possession-related litigation;
• Unlawful detainer and ejectment actions;
• Property damage and monetary claims;
• Fair housing and discrimination claims;
• Premises liability and landlord-liability matters;
• Partition, quiet-title, boundary, ownership, and related real-property disputes;
• Injunctive and declaratory relief;
• Disputes involving property owners and management companies;
• Bankruptcy issues affecting landlords, leases, and possession rights;
• Federal and state litigation involving subsidized or regulated housing programs; and
• Other complex civil litigation arising from real estate ownership, leasing, and property management.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to independently manage an active civil litigation caseload and day-to-day legal consultation for company clients, including:

• Evaluating new cases and developing litigation strategy;
• Conducting legal research and providing practical legal analysis;
• Drafting complaints, answers, affirmative defenses, counterclaims, motions, memoranda, discovery, and other substantive pleadings;
• Handling written discovery, document production, subpoenas, and discovery disputes;
• Taking and defending depositions;
• Preparing and arguing dispositive, discovery, evidentiary, and procedural motions;
• Attending hearings, mediations, depositions, case-management conferences, and trials;
• Preparing witnesses and clients for testimony;
• Developing evidentiary and trial strategy;
• Preparing exhibits, hearing materials, and trial binders;
• Negotiating settlements and drafting settlement agreements;
• Maintaining direct and timely communication with clients;
• Identifying litigation risks and advising clients regarding practical and cost-effective solutions;
• Drafting contracts, forms, notices, demands, agreements, and memos;
• Supervising and effectively utilizing paralegals and legal assistants;
• Maintaining accurate deadlines, tasks, notes, documents, and communications within the firm's case-management system; and
• Recording billable time contemporaneously and meeting the firm's productivity expectations.

Qualifications

Applicants must have:

• At least five (5) years of substantial civil litigation and courtroom experience;
• Admission to The Florida Bar and good standing;
• Meaningful experience handling contested litigation in Florida state and federal courts;
• Strong legal research and analytical skills;
• Excellent written advocacy and substantive pleading-drafting ability;
• Experience managing discovery and preparing cases for evidentiary hearings and trial;
• Ability to independently manage cases and deadlines without excessive supervision;
• Strong client-management and communication skills;
• Sound professional judgment and attention to detail;
• Ability to prioritize a significant caseload and move matters toward resolution;
• Competence with modern legal technology and case-management systems; and
• A willingness to learn and effectively use the firm's technology, research, automation, and artificial-intelligence tools.

Experience in real estate litigation, landlord-tenant law, property litigation, fair housing, bankruptcy-related litigation, or representation of property-management companies is required.

What We Are Looking For

PMLS is not looking for an attorney who simply waits for assignments. We are seeking a litigation attorney who will take ownership of files, clients, deadlines, and strategy.

The ideal candidate is:

• Proactive;
• Confident in making reasoned litigation decisions;
• Organized and deadline- and goal-driven;
• Capable of navigating a matter or case without waiting to be told;
• Very responsive to clients;
• Proficient and comfortable in a technology-driven law practice;
• Efficient without sacrificing quality;
• Able to delegate appropriately while remaining responsible for the case; and
• Focused on achieving practical results for the client.

Our attorneys are expected to understand both the legal issues and the client's business objectives. Many of our clients are professional property managers and real estate operators who require prompt, practical advice rather than academic legal analysis.

Position

Full-Time Associate Attorney – Civil Litigation

Location: Pensacola, Florida

Experience: Minimum 5 years of civil litigation experience

License: Active Florida Bar membership required

Starting salary range, depending on candidate's litigation experience, demonstrated ability to independently manage cases, trial experience, and relevant real estate or property-law background - $90,000 - $125,000

• Qualified candidates should submit a résumé and a brief description of their civil litigation experience, including the types of cases they have independently managed and their experience with hearings, depositions, dispositive motions, mediation, and trial.