Senior Real Estate Associate / Counsel
About The Position
Seyfarth is hiring a Senior Real Estate Associate or Real Estate Counsel for its New York office. The position involves sophisticated, high-value real estate transactions, including the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, restructuring, and disposition of notable real estate assets. The attorney will work collaboratively and has a well-supported path to partnership. The ideal candidate brings substantial experience advising clients on complex real estate transactions, particularly on the equity side. Clients may include institutional investors, real estate funds, owners, operators, and developers. Relevant assets include retail, office, multifamily, industrial, healthcare, medical office, and life science properties. The work also includes real estate joint venture formation and restructuring, portfolio transactions, and leasing matters, along with borrower representation in mortgage and mezzanine financing, securitized loans, construction lending, preferred equity investments, bridge financing, and other financing vehicles. Seyfarth describes its environment as collegial and entrepreneurial, with attorney-development support that includes partner-driven mentorship, business development support, innovation resources, training, CLE initiatives, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on work with partners. The role offers competitive salary and benefits, and is eligible for an annual merit increase and bonus pay.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of meaningful dirt/equity-side real estate transactional experience.
- First-chair capabilities.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills for complex transactional documents.
- Ability to analyze issues and provide practical, business-aligned solutions.
- Comfort representing clients on the debt side of the table.
- Excellent communication and client-management skills.
- Admission to the New York Bar.
Nice To Haves
- Sophisticated law firm experience.
Responsibilities
- Advise clients on complex real estate transactions, particularly equity-side transactions.
- Represent institutional investors, real estate funds, owners, operators, and developers in the acquisition, financing, development, operation, and disposition of real estate assets.
- Handle transactions involving retail, office, multifamily, industrial, healthcare, medical office, and life science properties.
- Counsel clients on real estate joint venture formation and restructuring, acquisition, development, and financing.
- Work on portfolio transactions and leasing matters.
- Represent borrowers in mortgage and mezzanine financing, securitized loans, construction lending, preferred equity investments, bridge financing, and other financing vehicles.
- Draft and negotiate complex transactional documents and provide practical, business-aligned advice.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Annual merit increase eligibility
- Bonus pay eligibility
- Partner-driven mentorship
- Structured business development support
- Training, CLE initiatives, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning with partners
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
