Real Estate Associate Attorney - Midlevel to Senior

Perkins Coie•Phoenix, AZ

33d•$310,000 - $390,000•Onsite

About The Position

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP, a leading international law firm, is seeking a midlevel to senior real estate associate to join our Real Estate practice group. This is an exciting opportunity to join a practice and the firm at the leading edge of the market, handling sophisticated matters at the local, national, and global level. The position is open to the Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle offices. Our Real Estate practice focuses on acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and development, financing, and real estate investment across a wide variety of property types and industry sectors, including an active and growing data center practice. The firm is growing, high-performing, and deeply embedded in the markets it serves, offering a platform to develop within a globally recognized practice in a dynamic sector of commercial real estate. Ashurst Perkins Coie has been listed on Fortune’s Best Places to Work for 24 consecutive years and is recognized for fostering a workplace culture where employees can grow and reach their full potential.

Requirements

Four to six years of relevant transactional real estate experience.
Ability to draft, manage, and negotiate complex transaction documents.
Ability to interface directly with clients and counterparties.
Ability to mentor and train junior associates.
Strong business judgment.
Ability to think beyond the transaction.
Ability to anticipate issues, structure solutions, and deliver work product that reflects genuine care and precision.
Client-obsessed, analytical, organized, responsive, entrepreneurial, and ambitious.
Ability to think in terms of client outcomes, not just tasks.
Ability to build relationships with a variety of clients, colleagues across the firm, and counterparties.
Commitment to in-office collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AI tools — including large language models, document automation, and workflow orchestration.

Responsibilities

Draft, manage, and negotiate complex transaction documents.
Interface directly with clients and counterparties.
Mentor and train junior associates in the group.
Bring strong business judgment and the ability to think beyond the transaction.
Anticipate issues, structure solutions, and deliver work product with genuine care and precision.
Build relationships with clients, colleagues, and counterparties.
Commit to in-office collaboration.