Associate Attorney - Commercial Real Estate

Harris Beach Murtha; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Beach Murtha seeks an Associate Attorney specializing in Commercial Real Estate to join their Stamford office. The role involves collaborating on various real estate transactions, requiring expertise in drafting, negotiation, and legal compliance. Candidates must possess a Juris Doctorate and relevant experience, ensuring exceptional service to clients in a dynamic legal environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial real estate and financing experience required.
• Admission to Connecticut bar required.
• Must be an active member in good standing of the bar.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements for commercial transactions.
• Review due diligence and monitor contingencies.
• Coordinate and direct the review of leasing documentation.

Skills

Client Service

Communication

Professionalism

Teamwork

Education

Juris Doctorate degree

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Location: Open to any of the following Harris Beach Murtha offices for a hybrid remote opportunity: Hartford, New Haven, or Stamford, CT

Description: This associate will work closely with the senior attorneys on a variety of commercial real estate transactions.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, letters of intent, deeds, etc. for commercial real estate transactions
• Review due diligence, monitor contingencies, review and prepare title objections, survey and environmental reviews, closing documents and wire transfers
• Coordinate and review title commitments and policies, UCC, judgment and lien searches, surveys, site plans and leases
• Supervise pre- and post-closing matters, including preparation of documents for recording / filing
• Communicate with clients, banks, attorneys and additional parties involved with the closing and filings of all transactions
• Coordinate and direct the review, management and preparation of commercial leasing documentation
• Review and negotiate leases including common area maintenance clauses
• Review and monitor agreements with developers, approval of conditions required prior to draw disbursement and developer payment
• Draft and review initial documentation, obtain approvals, modify documents as necessary and coordinated document execution
  
  

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial real estate and financing experience required
• Experience and/or interest in land use and zoning transactions preferred
• Admission to Connecticut bar (or ability to waive in) required
• Admission to New York and Massachusetts (or ability to waive in) preferred
• Must have Juris Doctorate degree with an ABA accredited law school and be an active member in good standing of the bar
• Must demonstrate a commitment to exceptional client service
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with a high degree of professionalism and client orientation
• Must be able to effectively communicate orally and in writing
• Must be able to function effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Corporate experience desirable
• Military experience welcome
  
  

Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About The Firm

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.

Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.

The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts, Newark, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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