Commercial Lending & Finance Attorney

DarrowEverett LLP; Boca Raton (FL); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

DarrowEverett LLP in Florida seeks a Commercial Lending & Finance Attorney with excellent communication and administrative skills. A highly organized, detail-oriented professional who can multitask and uphold the firm’s reputation is needed.

The candidate will represent banks and lenders in CRE transactions, draft and negotiate loans, deeds of trust, and related agreements, and manage complex real estate finance matters with discipline and precision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and J.D. required.
• 15+ years of continuous, specific, and verifiable commercial lending & finance experience.

Responsibilities

• Represent banks or lenders in commercial real estate transactions (first/second lien).
• Draft and negotiate leases, deeds of trust, and related CRE documents.
• Handle other CRE transactions and investments, corporate or M&A as applicable.
• Represent lenders/borrowers in financial transactions with CRE mortgage security.
• Structure, negotiate, and close CRE finance transactions with industry best practices.
• Draft title opinions, review title insurance, and address title objections.
• Oversee real estate-secured finance solutions, workouts, and restructurings.
• Maintain organized client files and matter management.

Skills

Communication

Administrative skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

J.D. Degree

Job description

DarrowEverett LLP is looking for a Commercial Lending & Finance Attorney with excellent communication and administrative skills, who is highly organized and detail-oriented, is able to multitask without sacrificing efficiency, be responsible, and be able to represent the firm, always, in ways that enhance its reputation.

Role & Responsibilities

• Representing banks or private/public lenders & fixed income first or second lien commercial real estate transactions
• Conducting other commercial real estate issues such as the evaluation, transfer, or drafting of commercial leases and/or drafting deeds of trust
• Experience in other commercial real estate transactions or investment, corporate, and / or M&A transactions
• Representing lenders and borrowers in financial transactions, with a principal focus on commercial real estate credit secured by mortgages or deeds of trust
• Utilizing industry solutions to CRE finance transactions, including structuring, negotiating, and closing transactions
• Using best practices for drafting and perfecting security interests, including reviewing title insurance policies and drafting title objection letters, commercial or multifamily real estate, tenant improvements or equipment, or cash flow coverage
• Oversee real estate secured finance solution, workout & restructurings
• Effectively organize and maintain client files

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and J.D. Degree
• 15+ years of continuous, specific, and verifiable commercial lending & finance
• Extensive experience in structuring, negotiating, and documenting commercial real estate transactions
• In-depth knowledge of commercial real estate finance
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of the laws and rules, as well as state and federal court procedures, forms, deadlines, filing requirements and portals
• Ability to organize factual and legal data into clear and logical arguments.
• Ability to handle sensitive matters on a confidential basis
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in at least one of the following states: MA, RI, NY, SC, NC, or FL
• A high degree of initiative, mature judgment, and discretion