Practice Areas · Construction

Construction Recruiters

We map 3,000+ construction lawyers across the United States so your search starts with the full market, not a fraction of it.

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›52 general counsel searches since 2017

Construction Recruiters run retained searches for partners, counsel and in-house counsel. Sartori & Partners' research programme has run since 2019 over a map approaching 1.5 million lawyer profiles. Since 2017 Sartori & Partners has completed 52 general counsel and chief legal officer searches inside 400+ placements (230+ in-house). In a 2026 file, Sartori & Partners placed the general counsel of a NASDAQ-listed medtech in Boston on a succession search: shortlist of four on day 24, accepted offer in week 11.

01 Market intelligence

Inside the Construction market.

Our proprietary Titan AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.

2,000+
construction lawyers mapped across the US
1
specialist sub-practices
16+
US markets covered

Construction law sits at the intersection of project finance, regulatory compliance, and high-stakes dispute resolution — a practice area where the talent pool is deep but concentrated, and where the wrong hire carries consequences measured in delayed schedules and escalating claims. Sartori & Partners maps 3,000+ construction lawyers across the United States, giving us a precise picture of where this expertise actually resides and who is genuinely available to move.

The practitioners we track span the full project lifecycle: procurement and contract drafting, public-private partnerships, surety and bonding, defect litigation, delay and disruption claims, and the increasingly complex overlay of environmental and land-use regulation on major builds. We distinguish between lawyers who have handled a handful of construction matters and those whose practices are anchored in it.

When a firm or a company that operates in the built environment needs to strengthen its construction capability — whether at the associate, counsel or partner level — we search against a mapped market rather than a posted vacancy. That distinction is what separates a targeted search from a broadcast.

Bids, protests, and performance on public construction are recruited on the public procurement lawyer recruiters page.

02 Specialisms

Construction specialisms we recruit.

The specialist sub-practices within construction where we run lateral, in-house and senior counsel search.

Construction recruitment — common questions

What specialisms within construction law do you recruit for?

Our market map covers the breadth of construction practice: front-end contract negotiation, public procurement and P3 structures, surety and performance bond work, and contentious matters including delay, disruption, defect and termination disputes. We recruit across all seniority levels and can target by specialism, sector focus or geographic market.

Construction

The right construction hire begins with a quiet conversation.

Tell us the mandate — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm to run it. No obligation, complete discretion.