Hybrid CRE Transactions Attorney (3+ yrs)

Talnt; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Talnt seeks an experienced Real Estate Associate Attorney with 3+ years of commercial real estate transactional work to join its sophisticated practice in Boston, MA or Los Angeles, CA. You will handle acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, and development transactions for institutional investors, developers, lenders, owners and tenants, from due diligence through closing.

This full-time, hybrid role requires about 60% in-office presence; base salary ranges from $260,000 to $365,000

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) or LLM from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active admission to the California or Massachusetts Bar.
• Minimum of 3 years of commercial real estate transactional experience.
• Experience representing commercial property owners, institutional investors, developers, lenders, borrowers, landlords, or tenants.
• Demonstrated experience with commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, financing transactions, and leasing matters.
• Strong understanding of the commercial real estate transaction lifecycle, including due diligence, contract negotiation, documentation, and closing.
• Proficiency in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, loan documents, and related real estate contracts.
• Ability to independently manage assigned transactional matters while collaborating effectively with senior attorneys and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal issues to clients and transaction stakeholders.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Professional judgment, responsiveness, and a demonstrated commitment to delivering high‑quality legal services.

Responsibilities

• Represent commercial real estate owners, investors, developers, operators, landlords, tenants, borrowers, and lenders in sophisticated real estate transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial real estate purchase and sale agreements, financing documents, leases, and related transactional agreements.
• Manage commercial property acquisitions and dispositions, including transaction structuring, due diligence, contract negotiations, and closing coordination.
• Support commercial real estate financing transactions, including mortgage loans, secured lending arrangements, refinancing, and borrower-side or lender-side documentation.
• Review and negotiate commercial leasing agreements involving office, industrial, retail, multifamily, and other commercial properties.
• Conduct real estate due diligence, including reviewing title commitments, surveys, zoning matters, environmental reports, property agreements, and other transaction materials.
• Assist with real estate joint ventures, development projects, and investment transactions involving institutional and private investors.
• Prepare and negotiate loan agreements, promissory notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, guarantees, security agreements, and other financing documents.
• Coordinate with clients, opposing counsel, lenders, title companies, surveyors, and other transaction participants to facilitate efficient closings.
• Identify and address legal, financial, and operational risks associated with commercial real estate ownership, financing, leasing, and development.
• Collaborate with corporate, tax, environmental, finance, and other legal teams on complex transactions involving real estate assets.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice while managing multiple transactions, meeting deadlines, and maintaining exceptional client service.

Skills

Drafting & negotiation

Legal analysis

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Client service

Education

JD or LLM from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Talnt seeks an experienced Real Estate Associate Attorney with 3+ years of commercial real estate transactional work to join its sophisticated practice in Boston, MA or Los Angeles, CA. You will handle acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, and development transactions for institutional investors, developers, lenders, owners and tenants, from due diligence through closing.

This full-time, hybrid role requires about 60% in-office presence; base salary ranges from $260,000 to $365,000