Real Estate Development & Leasing Associate

Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Seyfarth Shaw LLP seeks an experienced real estate associate to handle acquisitions, development, and leasing for data centers and commercial real estate assets. The role emphasizes drafting and negotiating complex documents and coordinating thorough due diligence.

You will advise on multi-jurisdictional transactions, work with developers and sponsors, and manage cross-border execution processes while supporting a diversified client base in data centers, industrial, and mixed-use projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in acquisitions, development, and leasing of real estate assets.
• Strong drafting, reviewing, and negotiating lease documentation.
• Ability to coordinate multi-jurisdictional or international transactions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements and leases.
• Coordinate due diligence including lease, title, and survey review.
• Advise clients on acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and development of data centers.
• Manage cross-border diligence and collaborate with local counsel.

Skills

Real estate transactions

Drafting & negotiating leases

Due diligence coordination

Cross-border diligence

Job description

Overview

• The role primarily focuses on real estate transactions, including acquisitions, development, and leasing.
• The associate will represent domestic and international investors, developers, owners, operators, lenders, and institutional clients in data center, digital infrastructure, and other commercial real estate transactions.
• Day-to-day work involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, development agreements, easements, infrastructure agreements, and closing documents.
• Responsibilities include advising clients on acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development, and operational matters for data centers and commercial real estate assets, as well as handling all phases of commercial leasing transactions from structuring to closing.
• The role requires conducting and coordinating due diligence, including lease, title, and survey review, and due diligence reporting.
• The associate will assist with multi-jurisdictional and international transactions by coordinating local counsel and managing cross-border diligence and execution processes, and analyzing jurisdiction-specific issues related to leasing structures, utilities, permitting, property rights, and data center operations.
• Required experience includes strong commercial and build-to-suit leasing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating lease documentation, and working with developers and project sponsors on ground-up development projects.
• Experience with industrial and data center leasing is a plus.
• The group handles a broad range of matters for a diversified client base, including those involved in data center, e-commerce, industrial, and mixed-use development.