Real Estate Attorney

Distinct | North America; Charleston (SC); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is recruiting for an Am Law 200 firm's Charleston, SC office to hire a Commercial Real Estate Attorney on a partnership track at senior associate or partner level. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with a salary range of $160,000 to $260,000.

You will manage deals from LOI to closing, owning the transaction and building a client book, with opportunities to leverage national resources rooted in Charleston and the Lowcountry.

Qualifications

• 3+ years on complex commercial real estate transactions, including deals you've led yourself.

Responsibilities

• Purchase and sale agreements, negotiated so your client knows exactly what they're buying.
• Real estate finance for lenders and borrowers, from first draft to closing set.
• Development agreements for multifamily, industrial, hospitality, mixed use and coastal projects, where approvals and timing have to hold up for years.
• Office, retail and industrial leases for landlords and tenants.
• Title, survey, zoning and land use diligence.
• The closing checklist. All of it. Yours.

Skills

Real estate transactions

Job description

Commercial Real Estate Attorney, Partnership Track (Senior Associate or Partner Level) | Charleston, SC | $160,000 to $260,000

Clients rarely remember who drafted the PSA. They remember who answered on a Sunday when the survey came back wrong. This firm wants you to be that lawyer, and it has built a partnership track around it.

I'm Clark Pollins, a recruiter at Distinct Recruitment, hiring for an Am Law 200 firm's Charleston office.

Why is the seat open?

• The Charleston real estate practice is growing, and the firm wants another lawyer who can own a deal from letter of intent to closing.

What will I actually work on?

• Purchase and sale agreements, negotiated so your client knows exactly what they're buying
• Real estate finance for lenders and borrowers, from first draft to closing set
• Development agreements for multifamily, industrial, hospitality, mixed use and coastal projects, where approvals and timing have to hold up for years
• Office, retail and industrial leases for landlords and tenants
• Title, survey, zoning and land use diligence
• The closing checklist. All of it. Yours.

What happens when a deal goes wrong?

• The firm's real estate litigators sit down the hall. You hand over the dispute and keep the client.
• A client who watches you handle the bad day calmly tends to send the next deal, and then the one after that.

How does partnership work?

• Building a book is the route, and the firm backs you while you build it.
• The billable target is 1,800 to 1,900 hours, so business development has room in your week.
• You get national resources, with deals rooted in Charleston and the Lowcountry.

What does it pay?

• $160,000 to $260,000, because the firm is hiring across two levels.
• Toward $160,000: a senior associate who already runs transactions solo and wants that independence to turn into clients of their own.
• Toward $260,000: a lawyer at partner level with established relationships or portable work.
• Hybrid working, with the split yours to set from day one.

Am I right for it?

• You have 3 or more years on complex commercial real estate transactions, including deals you've led yourself.
• You're admitted in South Carolina, or eligible to waive in or sit for the bar.
• You'd rather own a deal than have every page checked.
• You want to build a practice. A book helps, but appetite counts just as much.

What happens if I apply?

• A confidential first call with me. No pressure, just a conversation about the role and what you want next.
• Two rounds of interviews with the firm.
• Constructive feedback at each stage, whatever the outcome.

Already in Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Daniel Island or Beaufort? Thinking about the coast from Columbia, Greenville, Charlotte, Raleigh or Savannah? Let’s talk.

Questions before you apply? Pick up the phone. Call Clark Pollins at Distinct Recruitment on 252 516 4403, email [e-mail], or find me on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/clark-pollins-039488299. If this one isn’t the right fit, I have other real estate roles across the Carolinas I can walk you through.