Real Estate Litigation Associate

Role: Real Estate Litigation Associate

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $260,000–$320,000 | Commensurate with experience + bonus

Is this the next step in your career Find out if you are the right candidate by reading through the complete overview below.

About the Practice

This is a dynamic Am Law 100 firm with nearly 1,000 attorneys across 30 offices nationwide, delivering Big Law resources and national reach while maintaining the client-focused culture of a high-performing boutique.

The Real Estate Practice Group is a cornerstone of the platform, routinely ranked by Chambers USA and trusted by major property owners, cooperative and condominium boards, landlords, developers, property managers, commercial tenants, and institutional clients on sophisticated, high-value disputes.

What's on Offer

• $260,000–$320,000, commensurate with experience + bonus
• Substantive case responsibility and direct partner exposure on sophisticated real estate matters
• Opportunity to work across a full spectrum of high-stakes disputes for sophisticated clients
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Clear growth trajectory within a nationally recognized Am Law 100 real estate platform

What You'll Be Doing

• Handle complex commercial real estate disputes across a range of asset classes
• Manage discovery, take and defend depositions, and oversee day-to-day case management
• Draft and argue motions, prepare pleadings, and produce high-quality written work product
• Collaborate directly with partners on strategy and high-value matters
• Engage with clients, opposing counsel, and co-counsel while driving cases from early stages through resolution
• Advise on rights and recourse under leases, licenses, purchase and sale agreements, and related contracts; negotiate and draft amendments, extensions, and modifications as needed

What They're Looking For

• 4–10 years of commercial real estate litigation experience (or strong commercial litigation experience with meaningful real estate exposure)
• Experience preferred xhyhwjd in landlord-tenant litigation, license/access agreements, construction contracts and litigation, development agreements, contract disputes, and co-op/condominium litigation
• Strong research, writing, and academic record
• Experience evaluating client rights under leases, licenses, and purchase/sale agreements; negotiating/drafting amendments and modifications a plus
• Corporate and shareholder dispute experience a plus
• New York bar admission required

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