Associate - Corporate - Real Estate (Specialist/Corporate Support)
About The Position
Latham & Watkins is seeking a highly qualified associate for its Real Estate Practice, with at least five years of experience completing commercial real estate transactions at a top law firm. The associate will support partners and deal teams on complex real estate components of larger corporate transactions originating from the firm’s M&A, Finance, Structured Finance, and Energy & Infrastructure teams. This is a technical, deal-focused role for a candidate with deep experience in discrete aspects of real estate work and significant responsibility. The associate will contribute to sophisticated acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and sale-leaseback transactions across industry groups. The role requires collaboration across practice areas, including corporate, finance, and tax. Latham’s Real Estate Practice advises a broad range of market participants on complex transactions worldwide, including investors, developers, and financial institutions. Its work spans acquisition, disposition, development, corporate and finance matters, and transaction financing across multiple sectors and asset classes. The firm describes its LiveWell Latham program as offering benefits and comprehensive resources to support employees and their loved ones. Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements
- At least five years of experience completing commercial real estate transactions at a top law firm.
- Deep experience in discrete aspects of real estate work.
- Ability to draft and negotiate principal transaction documents.
- Ability to manage due diligence processes, including title, survey, and lease review.
- Ability to coordinate among internal and external stakeholders.
- Comfort working across corporate, finance, and tax practice areas.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Support partners and deal teams on complex real estate components of larger corporate transactions.
- Contribute to the execution of acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and sale-leaseback transactions.
- Draft and negotiate principal transaction documents.
- Manage due diligence processes, including title, survey, and lease review.
- Coordinate seamlessly among internal and external stakeholders.
- Work across practice areas, including corporate, finance, and tax, to support efficient deal execution.
- Protect and maintain highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and proprietary information retained by the firm.
Benefits
- Best-in-class benefits and comprehensive resources through the LiveWell Latham program to support employees and their loved ones.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
