Commercial Real Estate Associate

Verital Advisory Search; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm in Chicago is seeking a Commercial Real Estate Associate to join its team. The role emphasizes running deals, building direct client relationships and developing deep expertise within a specific CRE asset class rather than staying a generalist.

There is a genuine path to partnership with advancement based on technical ability, performance and client skills rather than arbitrary barriers.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of sophisticated CRE transactional experience.
• Strong acquisitions and dispositions experience.
• Real estate finance experience, ideally borrower-side.
• Experience drafting and negotiating substantive deal documents.

Responsibilities

• Run deals and manage transactions end-to-end.
• Build direct client relationships with private equity funds, developers and institutional investors.
• Develop deep expertise within a specific CRE asset class.

Skills

CRE transactions

Acquisitions & dispositions

Real estate finance

Deal drafting & negotiation

Job description

A leading global law firm is looking to add a Commercial Real Estate Associate to its Chicago team.

The practice represents private equity funds, developers and institutional investors on sophisticated acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financings and development matters.

What makes the opportunity different is the level of ownership. Associates are expected to run deals, build direct client relationships and develop deep expertise within a specific asset class rather than remain a generalist.

There is also a genuine path to partnership. No book of business is required, and advancement is based on technical ability, performance and client skills rather than artificial barriers.

Ideal background:

• 3+ years of sophisticated CRE transactional experience
• Strong acquisitions and dispositions experience
• Real estate finance experience, ideally borrower-side
• Experience drafting and negotiating substantive deal documents

Prior experience within the group's specific asset class is not required.