Our Real Estate Practice provides market-leading advice on transactions and disputes with real estate at the core. We assist developers, owners, private and institutional investors, corporates, lenders, and underwriters around the world in understanding industry trends and their impact on business.

We are currently looking for a junior to mid-level real estate associate to join our New York and Chicago offices. In addition to strong academic credentials, you should possess excellent technical skills and a solid base of knowledge and experience across the real property sector. Bright and adaptable, you should be willing to work across a broad range of real estate matters and asset classes, including work that may fall outside a traditional real estate practice.

Strong oral and written communication skills will be significant assets, enabling you to explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers. Working on a relatively high volume of matters at any one time, you will need to be highly organized, adept at managing multiple workstreams and producing outstanding results within the short deadlines often demanded by our clients’ projects.

Collaborative and cooperative, you should enjoy working as part of a team but also demonstrate independence of thought and action, proactively anticipating clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations by developing creative and original solutions to their problems.

Juris Doctor (JD) degree (or foreign equivalent) from an accredited law school required
Minimum of 3 years of general real estate experience in a large firm setting
Experience representing borrowers and lenders in financing transactions across asset classes (commercial, industrial, mixed-use, multi-family, data centers, hospitality, and others)
Experience conducting due diligence, including lease review, title and survey review, and drafting due diligence reports
Excellent drafting and communication skills
Strong time management and ability to manage multiple projects under pressure
Bar admission in the state where you will be based
Fluency in English

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