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Real Estate Associate

$245k - $270k

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Our client is seeking a 2nd or 3rd year associate to join its growing Real Estate practice in its Bryant Park office. This is a true junior-level opportunity for an attorney looking to build a long-term career handling sophisticated commercial real estate transactions in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.

The ideal candidate will come from a Big Law or comparable sophisticated real estate practice , with experience representing clients in a broad range of transactional real estate matters.

Key Responsibilities
  • Purchase & Sale Agreements (PSAs)
  • Joint Venture (JV) Agreements
  • Development Agreements
  • Commercial Leasing
  • General commercial real estate transactional work
Ideal Background
  • 2–3 years of commercial real estate transactional experience
  • Big Law experience strongly preferred
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, and client communication skills
  • Strong academic credentials and attention to detail
Compensation & Schedule
  • -
  • Cravath market salary (currently follows the latest Big Law market scale) plus competitive benefits. Recent market rates for junior associates are approximately $245K for 2nd years and $270K for 3rd years , depending on class year.
  • Hybrid schedule: 3 days per week in the Bryant Park office
  • Why This Opportunity?
  • Sophisticated, high-value commercial real estate work.
  • Exposure to complex development and transactional matters from early in your career.
  • Collaborative boutique platform with direct partner interaction and meaningful responsibility.
  • Market-leading compensation without sacrificing the benefits of a smaller, entrepreneurial firm.
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