Real Estate Finance Attorney

Adams-; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Parking reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Business development support

Collegial culture

Job summary

Adams- is seeking a Real Estate Finance Associate (3–5 years) to support its California-based real estate finance practice while working from the Seattle office. You will advise lenders, investors, and developers on complex transactions across asset classes, including multifamily, office, hospitality, and mixed-use developments.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of real estate transactional experience, strong drafting and due diligence skills, and CA licensure.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of real estate transactional experience.
• Experience representing lenders and/or investors in real estate transactions.
• Drafting loan documents, partnership agreements, and operating agreements is required.
• Comfortable reviewing title and survey matters and managing due diligence.
• Strong drafting, analytical, and writing skills with excellent academic credentials.

Responsibilities

• Represent lenders and investors in complex real estate finance transactions.
• Draft and negotiate real estate-secured loan documents.
• Draft and negotiate joint venture, partnership, and operating agreements.
• Review title commitments, surveys, and recorded real estate documents.
• Oversee due diligence and coordinate with paralegals and transaction teams.
• Advise clients on acquisition, development, financing, and investment matters.
• Support transactions involving multifamily, office, hospitality, industrial, and mixed-use developments.
• Collaborate with attorneys across practice areas to provide client service.

Skills

Real estate finance

Loan documents drafting

Joint ventures & operating agreements

Due diligence

Legal drafting & writing

Education

Active California license to practice law

Job description

Salary: USD220000 - USD320000 per year

Our client, a growing Am Law 200 firm, is seeking a Real Estate Finance Associate (3rd to 5th year) to support its California-based real estate finance practice while working from the firm's Seattle office. This opportunity is ideal for an attorney looking to work on sophisticated real estate lending, joint venture, and finance transactions while building a long-term practice with a collaborative and expanding platform. The successful candidate will advise lenders, investors, and developers on complex real estate transactions across a variety of asset classes.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent lenders and investors in complex real estate finance transactions.
• Draft and negotiate real estate-secured loan documents.
• Draft and negotiate joint venture, partnership, and operating agreements.
• Review title commitments, surveys, and recorded real estate documents.
• Oversee due diligence and coordinate with paralegals and transaction teams throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Advise clients on acquisition, development, financing, and investment matters involving commercial real estate assets.
• Support transactions involving multifamily, office, hospitality, industrial, and mixed-use developments.
• Collaborate with attorneys across multiple practice areas to provide comprehensive client service.

Candidates should have 3 to 5 years of real estate transactional experience, with a strong preference for attorneys who have represented lenders in real estate-secured lending transactions and/or investors in real estate joint ventures. Experience drafting loan documents, partnership agreements, and operating agreements is required. Candidates should also be comfortable reviewing title and survey matters and managing transaction due diligence. Strong drafting, analytical, and writing skills, along with excellent academic credentials, are essential.

Candidates must be actively licensed to practice law in California. While the work will support the firm's California practice, attorneys may be based in the firm's Seattle office.

Compensation is expected to range from $220,000 to $300,000, with flexibility for candidates possessing particularly strong experience, credentials, or relevant expertise.

Our client offers a highly competitive benefits package,

• comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
• 401(k) participation
• flexible PTO
• parking reimbursement
• ongoing professional development opportunities
• business development support
• a collegial culture that values teamwork, mentorship, and long-term career growth