Full Remote Real Estate Attorney

Ascendion; California; Remote; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Bonus

Year-End Bonus

Billable Hour Bonus

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Fully Remote (CA)

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking a real estate attorney for a fully remote role centered in California, handling sophisticated CRE transactions for institutional and private-market clients.

The position offers a clear path to work on high-value matters, with bonuses including quarterly, year-end, and unlimited billable-hour incentives, plus PTO and holidays. Salary ranges from $250,000 to $400,000 annually, with remote work within CA.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active California Bar membership in good standing.
• Several years of experience handling commercial real estate transactions.
• 3+ years of experience handling commercial real estate transactions.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating real estate transaction documents.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients across a broad range of commercial real estate transactions.
• Assist with acquisitions and dispositions, purchase agreements, leases, and related documents.
• Draft, review, and negotiate real estate transaction documents.

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Location: Remote, California

Fully Remote Role + Lower Billable Hour Bonus + Quarterly Bonus + Year-End Bonus

About the Firm:

Ascendion is proud to partner with one of highly respected California real estate boutique law firm representing sophisticated institutional and private-market clients is expanding its Real Estate practice.

The team advises institutional investors, private equity firms, REITs, developers, property owners, investment managers, lenders, and national tenants on sophisticated commercial real estate matters involving billions of dollars in transaction and financing activity.

The practice spans commercial acquisitions and dispositions, real estate finance, development, joint ventures, commercial leasing, asset management, construction, and land use. Representative matters across the platform include a $1.5 billion REIT-related financing facility, a $690 million industrial-property financing facility, a $420 million office portfolio loan, a $250 million mixed-use development, and a $160 million Silicon Valley office acquisition.

Attorneys have the opportunity to work on complex, high-value matters involving institutional capital, large commercial property portfolios, major development projects, and sophisticated deal structures across multiple U.S. markets.

Key Responsibilities & Position Overview:

The attorney will advise clients across a broad range of commercial real estate transactions, including:

• Acquisitions and dispositions
• Purchase and sale transactions
• Commercial leasing and lease negotiations
• Easements and related real property agreements
• Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, financing documents, easements, and other transactional agreements

Qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active California Bar membership in good standing.
• Several years of experience handling commercial real estate transactions.
• 3+ years of experience handling commercial real estate transactions.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating real estate transaction documents

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $250,000–$400,000. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Additional Compensation:

• Quarterly Bonus
• Year-End Bonus
• Unlimited Billable Hour Bonus
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Fully Remote Work – California

Interview Process:

• 1st Zoom Interview
• 2nd Zoom Interview