Associate: Real Estate

White & Case LLP•Chicago, IL

1d•$225,000 - $390,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Real Estate Practice provides market-leading advice on transactions and disputes with real estate at the core. We assist developers, owners, private and institutional investors, corporates, lenders, and underwriters around the world in understanding industry trends and their impact on business. Our expertise extends to advising borrowers, lenders, and servicers across all types of domestic and international real estate financings. Clients trust us to manage the intricacies of their transactions and disputes, synthesising legal and commercial knowledge to provide counsel that translates into successful outcomes. By leveraging our deep understanding of real estate and legal frameworks, we help clients achieve their goals in a dynamic and evolving market. We are currently looking for a junior to mid-level real estate associate to join our New York and Chicago offices. In addition to strong academic credentials, you should possess excellent technical skills and a solid base of knowledge and experience across the real property sector. Bright and adaptable, you should be willing to work across a broad range of real estate matters and asset classes, including work that may fall outside a traditional real estate practice. Strong oral and written communication skills will be significant assets, enabling you to explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers. Working on a relatively high volume of matters at any one time, you will need to be highly organized, adept at managing multiple workstreams and producing outstanding results within the short deadlines often demanded by our clients’ projects. Collaborative and cooperative, you should enjoy working as part of a team but also demonstrate an independence of thought and action, proactively anticipating clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations by developing creative and original solutions to their problems.

Requirements

A Juris Doctor (JD) degree (LLM or foreign equivalent) from an accredited law school required
Minimum of 3 years of general real estate experience in a large firm setting
Experience should include representing borrowers and lenders in financing transactions with respect to various asset classes, including commercial, industrial, mixed use, multi-family residential, data centers, hospitality, and other asset types
Experience conducting due diligence, including lease review, title and survey review and drafting due diligence reports
Outstanding communication skills
Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects
Excellent drafting skills
Driven by professional growth
Strong professional presence
Client service focus
Team player
Sound judgment
Calm in the face of pressure
Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative and a self-starter
Fluency in English
Admitted to the bar in the city where you are applying

Responsibilities

Represent domestic and international investors, owners, developers, operators, lenders and institutions in various types of transactions with respect to all classes of real estate
Draft and negotiate documentation for a wide range of real estate transactions, including purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, leases, development agreements and real estate finance documents, as well as ancillary documents such as certificates, resolutions and consents
Advise on real estate-related acquisition, disposition, leasing, joint venture, development and financing matters
Conduct and coordinate due diligence for real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings and joint ventures
Support M&A, private equity, fund formation, debt finance and other practice groups with respect to real estate matters
Ensure that our clients’ interests are properly represented and protected at all times
Conduct legal research