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Real Estate Associate Attorney (New York)

$260k - $365k

Sheppard

Sheppard is seeking a mid‑level associate attorney to join our real‑estate team in New York. Ideal candidates will have substantive experience in a variety of areas, including:

  • Lender‑side financing — drafting and negotiating loan documents, reviewing and analyzing title commitments and underlying documents, surveys, opinion letters, leases, and zoning reports.
  • Purchase and sale transactions — drafting and negotiating contracts of sale, overseeing due diligence, preparing closing documents, and handling transaction oversight and logistics, including the review and negotiation of borrower‑side loan documents.
  • Leasing — preparing and negotiating commercial leases (landlord and tenant side).

Sheppard is a global Am Law 50 full‑service law firm with over 1,300 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide. The New York office currently has over 175 attorneys who practice in a variety of areas including Business Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Real Estate, Finance, Intellectual Property, and more. With one of the largest and most experienced Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practices in the country, we offer a diversity and depth of experience that is unrivaled.

The New York Real Estate team is a vibrant, congenial, full‑service practice group, active in purchase‑sale transactions, financing (borrower and lender‑side), leasing (landlord and tenant side), joint venture structuring/documenting, and zoning/land use. Our clients include national and international private equity owners, investors and developers, healthcare/insurance companies, and national and international lenders.

Requirements and Details
  • 3–5 years of experience working on varied real‑estate transactions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong academic credentials from top‑tier law school.
  • Presence and composure to manage small teams.

Resume, cover letter, and law school transcript are required to apply. Candidates must be admitted to and a member in good standing of the New York bar.

The annual salary range for this position is $260,000–$365,000.

Contact: For inquiries, please reach out to Katherine Milanes at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Req #: 2025-307

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