Commercial Real Estate Associate #ESF7920

• Join a nationally recognized AmLaw 100 firm with 700 attorneys!
• Work on complex high-stakes matters across 10 core practice areas!
• Collaborate with hand-picked teams built around client and industry needs!
• Grow your career in a firm blending innovation with 100 years of stability!
• Thrive in an inclusive culture known for loyalty creativity and results!
• Enjoy competitive pay strong benefits and national career mobility!
• Make your mark in a firm trusted by industry leaders and trailblazers!

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We are seeking a Real Estate Associate with 3–6 years of commercial real estate experience to join a nationally recognized real estate practice. This role is ideal for an attorney who enjoys working on sophisticated real estate transactions involving acquisitions dispositions financing leasing and development projects. The successful candidate will work closely with experienced partners and clients on complex matters while continuing to build a strong transactional practice in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment.

• Represent clients in commercial real estate acquisitions dispositions and financing transactions.
• Draft review and negotiate purchase and sale agreements loan documents leases easements and related transactional documents.
• Conduct and coordinate title and survey review due diligence and closing activities.
• Assist clients with commercial leasing matters including office retail industrial and mixed-use properties.
• Support financing transactions involving lenders borrowers and institutional investors.
• Coordinate transaction closings while managing multiple matters simultaneously.
• Perform legal research and prepare memoranda regarding real estate and transactional issues.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary legal teams to provide practical business-focused legal solutions.
• Maintain strong client relationships while delivering exceptional legal service.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active member of the Illinois State Bar.
• 3–6 years of commercial real estate transactional experience.
• At least 2 years of law firm experience.
• Experience handling acquisitions dispositions financing and commercial leasing transactions.
• Experience conducting title and survey review and coordinating transaction closings.
• Strong contract drafting negotiation and transactional management skills.
• Excellent legal research writing analytical and communication skills.
• Outstanding academic credentials and strong attention to detail.