Real Estate Associate Attorney (Mid-Level)

Job Description

Job Description

Real Estate Associate Attorney (Mid-Level)

Direct Counsel is seeking a Real Estate Associate Attorney with 3-5 years of experience to join an Am Law 100 firm's nationally recognized Real Estate practice in Dallas, Houston, Jacksonville, Orlando, or Tampa.

This opportunity is ideal for an attorney with broad commercial real estate transactional experience, including acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, and real estate finance. Experience representing developers, owners, investors, borrowers, lenders, and other participants in sophisticated real estate matters is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Handle a broad range of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, and financing.

• Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, loan documents, easements, development agreements, and other real estate transaction documents.

• Represent developers, property owners, investors, borrowers, lenders, and other real estate market participants.

• Manage due diligence and closing processes, including reviewing title and survey materials.

• Identify and help resolve property-level issues throughout transactions.

• Coordinate with clients and other transaction participants while managing deal timelines and closing deliverables.

• Support joint venture transactions, construction lending, senior living projects, and portfolio and multi-state transactions.

• Work directly with partners and clients while managing matters appropriate to experience level.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of commercial real estate transactional experience.

• Experience with acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, and real estate finance.

• Experience drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, loan documents, easements, and development-related agreements.

• Experience managing due diligence and closing processes, including title and survey review.

• Experience with joint ventures, construction lending, senior living, or portfolio and multi-state transactions preferred.

• Strong academic credentials and a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.

• Active Bar membership in good standing in the jurisdiction(s) where admitted.

• Admission to the Bar of the state where the hiring office is located required as a condition of employment.

• Excellent writing, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and commitment to outstanding client service.

Locations: Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Tampa, Florida.

Compensation: $260,000-$350,000 annually, depending on education, experience, internal pay equity, and other job-related factors, plus a comprehensive benefits package.