Overview As Real Estate Associate, you will support a sophisticated Commercial Real Estate practice within a national AmLaw 200 firm. You will handle complex acquisitions, dispositions, and financing transactions across diverse asset classes, collaborating with cross-functional teams on high-profile matters. You'll contribute to structuring, due diligence, and closing processes, shaping deals for sophisticated clients. This role offers meaningful client contact, mentorship, and a path for long-term growth in a collegial, development-focused environment.
Compensation / Benefits- Compensation: $230,000-$400,000
- bonus opportunities
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- 401(k); profit sharing; HSA and FSA
- generous time off and vacation days
- family/dependent care leave
Responsibilities- Represent clients in commercial real estate purchases, sales, and financing transactions
- Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, leases, easements, and related transactional documents
- Conduct and coordinate due diligence reviews, including analysis of title, survey, zoning, and other real estate-related matters
- Assist with transaction structuring, negotiations, closings, and post-closing matters
- Collaborate with attorneys across practice groups to provide comprehensive legal solutions for clients
- Manage client communications and support the efficient execution of complex transactions
Key requirements- JD from an ABA-accredited law school with an excellent academic record
- Active Bar Admission in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas, or Washington, D.C., in good standing
- 3+ years of substantive commercial real estate experience
- Experience handling commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and financing transactions
- Strong understanding of real estate transaction structures, due diligence, title and survey review, and closing processes
- Ability to manage multiple matters while maintaining exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
- Demonstrated commitment to client service and collaborative teamwork
- Prior law firm experience strongly preferred
- excellent communication
- collaborative teamwork
- client service mindset
- drafting of purchase and sale agreements
- negotiation of loan documents
- leases and easements drafting
