Job Responsibilities

- Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, ground leases, and option agreements for commercial and residential properties.

- Conduct real estate due diligence, including title and survey review, zoning and land use analysis, environmental assessments, and lease abstracting.

- Structure and document real estate finance transactions, including mortgage loans, construction loans, mezzanine financing, and refinancing deals.

- Advise on land use, zoning, subdivision, entitlements, and permitting for development and redevelopment projects.

- Coordinate closings with title companies, escrow agents, lenders, and opposing counsel, preparing closing binders and post-closing documentation.

- Counsel clients on property management issues, landlord-tenant disputes, common interest communities, and real estate-related litigation risk.

- Support corporate transactions involving real estate portfolios, sale-leasebacks, and joint ventures with real estate investors and REITs.

Minimum Requirements

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school with robust academic credentials.

- Active license and good standing with at least one U.S. state bar, often with preference for the jurisdiction where the role is located.

- 1–3 years of experience in real estate transactions for entry-level or junior roles,



or 4–7+ years for mid-level and senior positions.

- Foundational knowledge of real property law, land use and zoning principles, secured transactions, and contract law.

- Experience drafting and negotiating core real estate documents such as purchase agreements, leases, and loan documents under supervision or independently.

- Strong legal research and writing skills, including the ability to interpret local ordinances, zoning codes, and recorded instruments.

- Excellent communication, organizational, and matter-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple deals or projects simultaneously.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with commercial real estate development projects, including entitlement processes, construction contracts, and public-private partnerships.

- Familiarity with real estate investment structures such as joint ventures, REITs, private equity funds, and tax-efficient deal structures.

- Comfort working with real estate technology tools, virtual data rooms, document automation platforms, and e-signature workflows.

- Prior experience representing lenders, institutional investors, or large portfolio owners in multi-property or cross-border transactions.

- Ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, including planners, engineers, brokers, and environmental consultants, on complex projects.

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