Leasing Attorney

Jobot; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Standard firm benefits

Job summary

Jobot in Dallas, TX seeks a Leasing Attorney to lead sophisticated retail leasing matters for landlords, developers, and national tenants. You’ll draft, negotiate, and close leases, with exposure to acquisitions, dispositions, and financing work.

The role offers autonomy with growing scope as you demonstrate leadership and drafting excellence; mid-to-senior candidates welcome, Texas bar active is required and in-office presence 3-4 days/week.

Qualifications

• Meaningful commercial real estate transactional experience with retail leasing.
• Active Texas bar admission.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Dallas; in-office 3-4 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Handle retail leasing matters for landlords, developers, and national tenants.
• Draft, negotiate, and close leases; exposure to acquisitions, dispositions, and financing.
• Develop ownership with increasing scope and autonomy; collaborate with clients and firm teams.

Skills

Commercial real estate transactions

Lease drafting

Lease negotiations

Texas bar admission

Job description

Leasing Attorney

$200000 - $240000 per year | Dallas, TX | On-site | Permanent

Commercial Leasing Attorney | Law Firm | Mid-Level ~ Senior candidates welcome

Our client is a midsized Dallas firm built around one idea: senior people should be running deals, not buried in them. Our real estate group represents both sides of the table - landlords and developers building shopping centers, and national retail tenants leasing space in them - on deals that touch some of the most recognizable retail brands in the country. We’ve stayed intentionally mid-sized so attorneys keep direct client relationships instead of disappearing into a staffing pyramid.

Why join us?

Run leasing matters with real autonomy - the scope of what you own grows with your experience, not your tenure on a partner's deal team. Billable target sits at 1,800-1,900 hours, meaningfully lower than the 2,200+ grind at bigger shops, and we mean it in practice, not just on paper.

Job Details

You’ll handle retail leasing matters for both landlords/developers and national tenants - drafting, negotiating, and closing leases, with exposure to related acquisitions, dispositions, and financing work. The level of independence and matter complexity scales to your experience: mid-level associates get real ownership with backup when they need it; senior associates and very senior attorneys get full autonomy and a direct hand in how the practice runs.

Must-haves: meaningful commercial real estate transactional experience with substantial retail leasing reps (landlord-side, tenant-side, or both) - we consider candidates from roughly 3 years up through very senior levels, with no fixed cutoff; active Texas bar admission; strong independent drafting and negotiation skills on leases; based in or willing to relocate to Dallas, in-office 3-4 days/week.

Comp: base starting in the low-to-mid $200Ks and scaling with experience, negotiable for the right background - we’ve moved meaningfully above range for the right fit - plus standard firm benefits.

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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