Associate Attorney - Real Estate

Join a dynamic, collaborative team handling sophisticated real estate transactions across diverse asset classes. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with industry-leading partners and clients on complex, high-value deals—while contributing to a supportive, team-oriented environment that values professional growth and excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent lenders, investors, developers, and owners in acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and leasing transactions.
• Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, joint venture agreements, and development documents.
• Manage transaction closings, including title and survey review, due diligence, and coordination with opposing counsel and third parties.
• Provide strategic advice on construction, development, and asset management matters.
• Collaborate with colleagues across practice areas to deliver seamless, comprehensive legal counsel.
• Mentor junior associates, oversee key work streams, and ensure timely, high-quality client deliverables.

Requirements

Candidate Profile

• Education: JD from a top-tier law school with an outstanding academic record.
• Bar Admission: Active membership in the Georgia Bar, in good standing.
• Experience: 4+ years of substantive transactional real estate experience in an AmLaw firm environment.
• Expertise: Proven experience across acquisitions, dispositions, financings, developments, and leasing involving office, retail, industrial, multifamily, and mixed-use assets.
• Skills:
• Strong proficiency in drafting and negotiating real estate contracts, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, and development agreements.
• Familiarity with title and survey review, due diligence, zoning, and entity formation.
• Lender-side financing experience preferred.
• Attributes:
• Exceptional analytical, negotiation, and writing skills.
• Team-oriented approach with the ability to manage multiple transactions efficiently.
• Committed to mentorship, collaboration, and delivering outstanding client service.

Benefits

You’ll be part of a forward-thinking practice that values initiative, teamwork, and excellence. We offer exposure to challenging, high-profile transactions, direct client contact, and opportunities for professional advancement in a collegial and supportive setting.

Salary: $265K - $420K