Commercial Real Estate Attorney

Burnett Specialists; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Burnett Specialists in Dallas seeks an experienced Commercial Real Estate Attorney with 4+ years of transactional experience to handle sophisticated deals.

You will work directly with clients, brokers, lenders, and counsel to manage acquisitions, dispositions, and all closing steps from start to finish.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of commercial real estate transactional experience.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, including purchase and sale agreements and related documents.
• Experience with title and survey review, due diligence, and commercial real estate closings.
• Ability to independently manage complex transactions from start to finish.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and client-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, LOIs, amendments, assignments, and related documents.
• Independently manage transactions from negotiations through closing.
• Conduct and oversee due diligence, including title, survey, zoning, environmental, and property matters.
• Review and negotiate title commitments, title insurance, surveys, easements, leases, and related documents.
• Identify legal and business risks and provide practical solutions to clients.
• Work directly with clients, brokers, lenders, title companies, surveyors, consultants, and opposing counsel.
• Prepare and review closing documents and coordinate closing requirements.
• Assist with entity formation, organizational documents, and authority matters.
• Provide strategic legal advice regarding transaction structure, risk allocation, and contractual obligations.
• Manage multiple transactions and deadlines with high responsiveness and attention to detail.
• Mentor junior attorneys and support staff when appropriate.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Drafting & Negotiation

Client Management

Due Diligence

Commercial Real Estate

Closings

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Real Estate Attorney to join an established boutique law firm in Dallas. This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with 4+ years of commercial real estate transactional experience who enjoys managing sophisticated transactions, working directly with clients, and being an integral part of a collaborative real estate practice.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience representing buyers, sellers, developers, investors, and other commercial real estate clients in complex acquisitions and dispositions. This role requires the ability to independently manage transactions from initial negotiation through closing while providing practical legal guidance and exceptional client service.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent clients in commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, letters of intent, amendments, assignments, and related transaction documents.
• Independently manage transactions from initial negotiations through closing.
• Conduct and oversee due diligence, including title, survey, zoning, environmental, and property-related matters.
• Review and negotiate title commitments, title insurance policies, surveys, easements, restrictions, leases, and other real estate documents.
• Identify legal and business risks and provide practical solutions to clients.
• Work directly with clients, brokers, lenders, title companies, surveyors, consultants, and opposing counsel.
• Prepare and review closing documents and coordinate closing requirements.
• Assist with entity formation, organizational documents, and authority matters related to transactions.
• Provide strategic legal advice regarding transaction structure, risk allocation, and contractual obligations.
• Manage multiple transactions and deadlines while maintaining a high level of responsiveness and attention to detail.
• Mentor junior attorneys and support staff as appropriate.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of commercial real estate transactional experience.
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Significant experience with commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, including purchase and sale agreements and related transaction documents.
• Experience with title and survey review, due diligence, and commercial real estate closings.
• Ability to independently manage complex transactions from beginning to end.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and client-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions while working collaboratively with attorneys and clients.

If you're an experienced commercial real estate attorney looking for an opportunity to work on sophisticated transactions with an established Dallas boutique law firm, we'd love to connect with you!