Real Estate Associate / Counsel

Pay scale: $360000- $400000

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a Senior Real Estate Associate or Counsel to join its New York, New York office. This role offers the opportunity to work on sophisticated, high-value transactions in a collaborative environment with a clear path to partnership.

Duties

• Advise clients on complex real estate transactions, focusing on the equity side of the table, including acquisitions, financing, development, leasing, restructuring, and dispositions.
• Represent institutional investors, funds, owners, and developers in matters involving retail, office, multifamily, industrial, healthcare, and life science properties.
• Counsel on real estate joint venture formation, restructuring, portfolio transactions, and leasing matters.
• Represent borrowers in connection with mortgage and mezzanine financing, securitized loans, construction lending, preferred equity investments, and bridge financing.

Requirements

• 6+ years of meaningful dirt/equity side real estate transactional experience with "first chair" capabilities.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills for complex transactional documents.
• Ability to analyze and provide practical, business-aligned solutions.
• Comfort representing clients on the debt side of the table.
• Excellent communication and client-management skills.
• Sophisticated law firm experience preferred.

Education

• Law degree from an accredited institution.

Certifications

• Admission to the New York Bar required.

Skills

• Experience with cross-border matters desired.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive training through mentoring programs, CLE initiatives, and industry credentialing.
• Formal, partner-driven mentorship and structured business development support.
• Cutting-edge innovation resources.
• Competitive salary and benefits at all levels.
• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan.

This Vault Law 100 and AmLaw 100 ranked firm operates through a distinctive client services model, which combines robust technology, knowledge management, process management techniques, alternative fee schedules, and practical tools. This firm provides thoughtful, strategic, and practical legal counsel and offer a national platform and international gateway to serve their clients. As associates, attorneys are compensated and advanced based on their individual merits and at varying rates. Additionally, the firm's professional services group offers alternatives for attorneys by tailoring arrangements according to each attorney's legal skill level, their desired time commitment, and overall total contribution aspirations. Attorneys at this firm are committed to playing an active and positive role in the communities where they work and live.

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Job ID: 437765