CRE Transactions Associate - Own Deals, Build Clients

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 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.