Real Estate Transactional Associate

Orion Placement; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Profit sharing

Bonus potential

Hybrid flexibility

Job summary

Confidential Employer, a leading full-service business law firm, seeks a California-licensed associate to represent lenders in real estate secured loans and real estate joint ventures. You will draft and negotiate senior loan documents, review title and survey work, and assist with complex financings including tax credit programs.

The role offers hybrid flexibility, exposure to multifamily, office, hotel, and industrial projects, and a path for increasing client responsibility alongside a

Qualifications

• California bar admission is required.
• 2–6 years of experience representing lenders in real estate loans or real estate joint ventures.
• Strong drafting and negotiating skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent lenders in real estate secured loans and investors in real estate joint ventures.
• Draft and negotiate senior real estate loan documents.
• Draft and review real estate joint venture partnership and operating agreements.
• Handle sophisticated real estate lending, joint venture financing, and community development finance transactions.
• Review title commitments, recorded documents, and surveys and oversee related paralegal review.
• Assist with financings involving low-income housing, historic rehabilitation, new markets, energy, and other tax credit programs.
• Work on transactions involving multifamily residential, office, hotel, industrial, and other real estate assets.
• Collaborate with experienced attorneys while developing increasing transaction and client responsibility.

Skills

Strong legal writing

Collaborative mindset

Education

California Bar Admission

Job description

• Join a sophisticated real estate and community development finance practice handling complex, high-value transactions.
• Work directly on financings involving multifamily housing, office, hotel, industrial, and other major real estate projects.
• Gain exposure to innovative financing structures involving low-income housing, historic rehabilitation, new markets, energy, and other tax credit programs.
• Represent lenders making loans secured by real estate and investors investing in real estate joint ventures.
• Build meaningful experience in real estate lending, joint ventures, secured finance, title, survey, and transactional due diligence.
• Join a collaborative, entrepreneurial legal environment with strong benefits, 401K, profit sharing, bonus potential, and hybrid flexibility.

Location:

Hybrid opportunity with office options in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, or San Francisco, California.

Note:

Candidates must be admitted to the California Bar and be a 2nd to 6th year associate with recent experience representing lenders in loans secured by real estate and/or investors investing in real estate joint ventures.

About Us

We are an established full-service business law firm known for sophisticated transactional work, practical legal counsel, and a collaborative approach to client service. Our attorneys work with businesses, lenders, investors, developers, and other organizations on complex matters across major industries. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Represent lenders in loans secured by real estate and investors in real estate joint ventures.
• Draft and negotiate senior real estate secured loan documents.
• Draft and review real estate joint venture partnership and operating agreements.
• Handle sophisticated real estate lending, joint venture financing, and community development finance transactions.
• Review title commitments, recorded documents, and surveys and oversee related paralegal review.
• Assist with financings involving low-income housing, historic rehabilitation, new markets, energy, and other state and federal tax credit programs.
• Work on transactions involving multifamily residential, office, hotel, industrial, and other real estate assets.
• Collaborate with experienced attorneys while developing increasing transaction and client responsibility.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience representing lenders in real estate secured lending transactions and/or investors in real estate joint ventures preferred.
• Experience drafting secured loan documents and/or real estate joint venture partnership or operating agreements.
• Experience reviewing title commitments, recorded documents, and surveys.
• Strong legal writing and drafting skills.
• Strong academic credentials.
• Tax credit transaction experience preferred.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will work on sophisticated real estate transactions that have a visible impact on communities and development projects across the country. The role offers exposure to complex financing structures, sophisticated institutional clients, experienced transactional attorneys, and hybrid flexibility while providing a strong platform for long-term career growth.