Commercial Real Estate Associate

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Commercial Real Estate Associate (3 5 years of experience) to join our growing New York office. This is a unique opportunity to advance your career within a practice that is both highly respected and strategically expanding across the U.S. Our firm places real estate at the center of its global strategy, and this role offers direct access to high-profile clients and complex, cross-market transactions working with team members in jurisdictions across the United States.

Key Responsibilities

As a mid-level associate, you will play a critical role in advising institutional investors, developers, and private equity clients on a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including :

• Structuring and executing acquisitions, dispositions, and financings across diverse asset classes (office, retail, logistics, healthcare / senior living, student housing, hospitality, data centers)
• Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, commercial leases, and joint venture agreements
• Conducting and managing due diligence, including title, survey, environmental, and zoning reviews
• Advising on development projects from entitlement through completion
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across tax, construction, planning & zoning, and other practice areas
• Supporting clients with day-to-day operational real estate matters, including lease amendments, assignments, subleases, and tenant issues

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :

Personal Attributes :

What We Offer

With more than 1,100 lawyers in 31 offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is a fully integrated global law firm that provides clients with connected legal advice, wherever and whenever they need it. The firm is known for its relationship-driven, collaborative culture, diverse legal experience and industry-shaping innovation and offers clients one of the most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation and corporate risk practices in the world.

Client offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance coverage, life insurance, and retirement plans. We also provide eligible employees flexible time off plans including paid Parental leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), and paid holidays.

At Client we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our diverse client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other protected characteristic.

Client is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Firm strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, military status, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation or medical conditions related thereto), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. The Firm also strictly prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any protected class or status. The Firm complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting applications for employment, including consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state law. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Client. Please inform the Firm's personnel representative if you need an accommodation to assist in completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Pursuant to the New York pay transparency laws, Client is posting a reasonable estimate of a compensation range for an Associate with four to six years of experience. At the time of posting, the estimated range is $215,000 to $310,000. Actual compensation will be influenced by various factors, including but not limited to the level of relevant experience, skill sets, training, licensure and certifications, internal equity, market data, and other job-related factors permitted by law. The range is based on a full-time work schedule.

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