Attorney - Corporate

Corporate Attorney | Bethesda, MD (Hybrid) – $250K

Location/Schedule: Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

Base Salary: $250K, plus bonuses that have reached about $100,000

Practice: Corporate and business transactions. Entity work, commercial contracts, and deals for developers, property owners, and operating companies. Real estate transactions sit in the same office.

Our client is a Bethesda firm founded in 1979. The book is business transactions, commercial real estate, and civil work for Fortune 500 companies, developers, and middle-market businesses. The billable target is 1,700, and it is soft. A lawyer below it is not a problem unless the gap is large. Bonuses of about $100,000 have been paid on productivity and on the deals a lawyer was on. Several people came from large firms.

Why You Should Join:

• Bill a soft 1,700 hours: The target is 1,700. Being under it is not an issue unless the number is dramatically lower. $250K is the base.
• Earn a bonus that has hit about $100,000: Paid on productivity and on the deals you were part of. Not a fixed December figure.
• Do large-firm deal work without the large-firm load: Lawyers here came from AmLaw firms. The files are business transactions and commercial real estate. The hour number is not.
• Close deals for developers and Fortune 500 companies: Founded in 1979 in Bethesda. Clients include developers, major property owners, and operating companies.
• Work Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. matters from one office: Business transactions, leasing, and finance. You are not staffed onto a litigation inventory.

What You’ll Actually Do:

• Draft and negotiate operating agreements, purchase agreements, and commercial contracts.
• Handle entity formations, joint ventures, and ownership changes.
• Support real estate financings and leasing deals when they sit on the same client.
• Run a transaction from the first draft through closing.

Requirements:

• JD and active Maryland bar (D.C. or Virginia a plus)
• 4–8 years post-bar corporate or business transactions — current Associate, Counsel, or Partner
• Drafting experience on operating agreements, purchase agreements, or commercial contracts

No one fits every box perfectly - if you’re a practicing Corporate attorney and $250K in Bethesda at 1,700 hours is the range, let’s talk confidentially.

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