Real Estate Associate

Real Estate Associate Nashville, TN | Transactional Real Estate + Finance Focus Direct Counsel is partnering with a highly regarded law firm in Nashville to identify a talented Real Estate Associate to join its thriving Real Estate Practice Group. This is an outstanding opportunity for an attorney with strong transactional real estate experience to work on sophisticated financings, joint ventures, and complex development projects across a wide range of asset classes. The ideal candidate will have meaningful exposure to real estate lending and/or joint venture financing, with a preference for experience involving tax credit transactions. Attorneys in this practice work alongside an exceptional team representing lenders, banks, investment funds, and borrowers in high-impact deals throughout the region and nationally. Key Responsibilities In this role, you will support a dynamic real estate practice by handling: Drafting and negotiating senior secured real estate loan documents Preparing and reviewing joint venture partnership and operating agreements Supporting complex financings, including construction loans, equity investments, and syndicated credit facilities Assisting with tax credit transactions and municipal finance matters Reviewing title commitments, recorded documents, and surveys, and overseeing paralegal title/survey review Providing thoughtful legal analysis and maintaining strong written work product throughout each transaction Practice Highlights This Real Estate Practice Group advises clients on a broad spectrum of sophisticated transactional matters, including: Real estate financings and construction lending Joint venture and opportunity fund investments Portfolio and syndicated credit facilities Tax credit and municipal finance transactions Acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate Commercial leasing for landlords and tenants Projects span all major asset classes, including office, hospitality, multifamily, industrial. Clients range from national and regional financial institutions to entrepreneurial and middle-market developers who value high-quality, cost-effective legal counsel. Qualifications Qualified candidates will have: 2+ years of recent, solid real estate transactional experience Exposure to real estate lending and/or joint venture financing Experience with tax credit transactions (preferred) Strong drafting skills with secured loan documents and/or JV agreements Ability to review title, survey, and recorded documents with confidence Active licensure in Tennessee (required) Excellent academic credentials and strong writing ability Why This Opportunity This position offers the chance to build a long-term career within a collaborative, growth-oriented firm environment, with: Competitive compensation Bonus opportunities Unlimited PTO 401(k) and comprehensive benefits A clear path toward advancement, including equity partnership track potential High-level deal experience with outstanding mentorship and client exposure