Transactional Real Estate Associate

Transactional Real Estate Associate

Location: Cleveland Ohio

About the Firm:

A well-established law firm is seeking a Transactional Real Estate Associate to join its Cleveland office. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney looking to work on a broad range of sophisticated real estate and construction-related transactions within a collaborative and client-focused legal team.

The firm offers a professional environment where attorneys are given meaningful responsibility exposure to high-quality work and the support needed to continue developing their practice. This role is ideal for someone who values both strong transactional work and a collegial team-oriented culture.

About the Role:

This position offers the opportunity to work on a diverse mix of commercial real estate development and construction-related matters with a strong emphasis on contract drafting negotiation due diligence and transactional execution.

The associate in this role will support a wide range of real estate transactions and construction matters including acquisitions dispositions financing leasing title review and development projects. The position also requires familiarity with the closing process and related documentation making it well-suited for an attorney who enjoys handling deals from early-stage negotiation through completion.

This is a strong opportunity for a lawyer who is detail-oriented business-minded and looking to continue building a sophisticated transactional practice with a respected legal team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in handling complex litigation matters and support case strategy research and drafting of legal documents
• Draft review and negotiate a wide range of real estate and construction-related agreements including:

• construction contracts
• development agreements
• related transactional documents
• Support a variety of commercial real estate transactions including:
• acquisitions
• dispositions
• financing matters
• title examination
• development projects
• Negotiate and prepare commercial leasing documents including:
  • leases
  • subleases
  • amendments
  • assignments
  • transfers of commercial space
  • Conduct due diligence investigations and assess risk related to potential real estate transactions
• Support and manage aspects of the closing process including preparation of:
  • closings
  • checklists
  • statements
  • funding documents
  • related transaction materials

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Experience drafting reviewing and negotiating real estate and construction-related agreements
• Strong familiarity with commercial real estate transactions and related documentation
• Knowledge of the closing process and the preparation of closing-related materials
• Excellent organizational skills and outstanding attention to detail
• A strong work ethic and the ability to manage responsibilities with care and consistency
• A dependable reliable and proactive approach to work
• The ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively across teams and offices
• A demonstrated commitment to superior client service

Preferred Background:

Prior experience in one of the following settings is preferred:

• The real estate group of a large company
• A construction company
• A large or mid-sized law firm

Ideal Candidate Profile:

You may be a strong fit if you are:

• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Comfortable managing multiple moving pieces within active transactions
• Confident in your drafting and negotiation skills
• A self-starter who takes ownership of your work
• Motivated by a combination of technical legal work and practical business problem-solving
• Someone who values collaboration and consistently high standards of client service