New York Real Estate Finance Associate

Winstead PC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Winstead PC in New York is seeking a junior associate (2–3 years of real estate finance experience) to join our Real Estate Finance Practice Group in our New York office. The role offers significant client interaction, hands-on deal experience, and a clear path to advancement within a dynamic and growing practice.

The team represents banks, financial institutions, private equity funds, and other market participants in a wide range of sophisticated transactions, including origination of mortgage,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of lending and financing structures including CMBS and balance sheet loan executions.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Strong legal drafting, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Originate and structure real estate finance transactions.
• Engage in CMBS conduit and lender negotiations.
• Assist in acquisitions and dispositions due diligence and closing.
• Draft and refine documents for complex loan and investment transactions.

Skills

Real estate finance

Lending structures

Legal drafting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

J.D. / law degree

Job description

Close Date: February 22, 2027 at 11:59 PM UTC

Winstead PC is seeking a junior associate (2–3 years of real estate finance experience) to join our Real Estate Finance Practice Group in our New York office. This role offers significant client interaction, hands‑on deal experience, and a clear path to advancement within a dynamic and growing practice. The team represents banks, financial institutions, private equity funds, and other market participants in a wide range of sophisticated transactions, including:

Real estate finance:

Origination of mortgage, mezzanine, construction, and bridge loans for securitization, syndication, and balance sheet executions.

CMBS transactions:

Structuring, negotiating, and closing conduit and single-asset/single-borrower financings, as well as advising on loan assumptions, modifications, and restructurings.

Acquisitions & dispositions:

Negotiating complex purchase and sale transactions involving diverse property types

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of lending and financing structures, including familiarity with CMBS and balance sheet loan executions.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Strong legal drafting, analytical, and communication skills.

Why Winstead?

Collegial, cooperative environment where you will have the opportunity to be mentored by more experienced attorneys, as well as the opportunity to mentor more junior associates.

Clear path toward your professional goals , with specific feedback and evaluation at regular intervals.

Our commitment to diversity gives you the opportunity to work with colleagues who bring a wide range of perspectives to the practice of law.

Support for your developing practice, in the direction you want to go, at every stage of your life. No matter your family or personal commitments, or your long-term professional goals, Winstead PC has a place for you as a valued and respected member of our team.