Commercial Real Estate Financing Attorney

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING ATTORNEY

New York, NY | Hybrid -- 3 days in-office (Midtown) or Fully Remote for Senior Attorneys (NY Bar Required)

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COMPENSATION

Base: $140,000--$500,000

Bonus: Discretionary

Origination Credit: 25% on business generated

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WHY THIS ROLE

A boutique CRE firm with a well-established lender-side practice and a compensation model that rewards deal-making ability, not class year. The base runs $140,000--$500,000 depending on your ability to independently run deals, plus a discretionary bonus and a 25% origination credit on business you generate -- upside that typically doesn't exist below the equity partnership level. Deal flow is concentrated in high-demand sectors: industrial complexes and data centers, two asset classes seeing outsized transaction volume. Deals are typically $100M+. This is a direct-client-contact role with real autonomy in a boutique environment -- not a seat on a large team where your role is narrowly defined.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

You'll run lender-side commercial real estate financing transactions from start to finish -- loan documentation, construction loans, mezzanine structures -- as the primary point of contact for private lender clients. You'll work directly with partners and a paralegal team on deal flow spanning the United States, with a focus on industrial complexes and data centers.

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REQUIREMENTS

Experience: 4--15 years of lender-side commercial real estate finance; must be able to independently run deals from inception to closing.

- Draft and negotiate loan documents for transactions typically $100M+ (construction loans, mezzanine financing, and related structures)

- Serve as primary point of contact for sophisticated private lender clients

- Manage deals across multiple US markets; experience with industrial or data center asset classes a plus

- Collaborate directly with partners and paralegal teams in a fast-paced environment

Tech Stack: Harvey AI, AI Drafting Tools

Bar Admission: New York (must be NY-barred or eligible to waive in)

Visa Sponsorship: Not available

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LOGISTICS

Location: New York, NY (Midtown)

Work Policy: Hybrid -- 3 days in-office encouraged; fully remote available for senior US-based attorneys (must be NY-barred or eligible to waive in)

Compensation Structure: Merit-based -- compensation determined by ability to independently manage deals, not class year; 25% origination credit on business brought to the firm; discretionary bonus

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