Real Estate Finance Associate - Complex Lending & Growth

Orion Placement; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Employer in New York is seeking an attorney with 2+ years of commercial real estate finance experience to represent institutional lenders from inception through closing. You will draft, review, and negotiate loan documents, review due diligence, and manage transactions across construction loans and complex capital structures, collaborating with senior attorneys.

The role offers growth in a nationally recognized practice and exposure to sophisticated financing matters in a

Qualifications

• 2+ years of commercial real estate finance experience.
• Experience representing institutional lenders preferred.
• Experience drafting and negotiating loan documents.
• Experience managing financing transactions through closing.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Experience with AI platforms and natural language programming.

Responsibilities

• Represent institutional lenders in sophisticated commercial real estate financing transactions.
• Manage financing transactions from inception through closing.
• Draft, review, and negotiate loan documents and related financing instruments.
• Review title, survey, zoning, and other real estate due diligence materials.
• Coordinate with clients, borrowers' counsel, and other transaction participants to keep deals moving efficiently.
• Work on a variety of asset classes and complex financing structures.
• Handle or gain exposure to construction loans, syndicated and securitized loans, mezzanine financing, intercreditor arrangements, and co-lender structures.
• Support loan modifications, workouts, and restructurings as applicable.
• Apply strong legal analysis and negotiation skills to resolve issues and protect client interests.
• Leverage AI platforms and natural language programming tools as part of modern legal practice.

Skills

Commercial real estate finance

Loan documents drafting

Negotiation

Transaction management

AI platforms

Attention to detail

Tools

AI platforms / NLP tools

Job description

Confidential Employer in New York is seeking an attorney with 2+ years of commercial real estate finance experience to represent institutional lenders from inception through closing. You will draft, review, and negotiate loan documents, review due diligence, and manage transactions across construction loans and complex capital structures, collaborating with senior attorneys.

The role offers growth in a nationally recognized practice and exposure to sophisticated financing matters in a