Senior Commercial Real Estate Associate

Connect Legal Partners; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 270,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners in New York seeks a senior commercial real estate attorney to lead leasing and acquisition work with a focus on retail properties. The role combines transactional diligence with direct client contact in a hybrid, full-time setting.

You will handle leases for occupiers and owners, manage property purchases and sales, review title issues, and coordinate deals from start to finish, with limited supervision and a substantial workload.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of commercial real estate experience in New York.
• Retail property experience is important.
• Comfort with drafting and negotiating leases.
• Experience reviewing title issues.
• Managing acquisition due diligence with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Handle commercial leases for occupiers and owners, alongside property purchases, sales and real estate elements of wider business transactions.
• Investigate title, negotiate documents and coordinate work to move a deal toward completion.
• Direct client contact and manage a substantial transactional workload.

Skills

Lease drafting

Lease negotiation

Title review

Acquisition due diligence

Client management

Real estate transactions

Education

Active New York bar admission

Job description

Lead leasing and acquisitions work with a particular focus on the practical issues facing retail properties.

The role

Handle commercial leases for both occupiers and owners, alongside property purchases, sales and the real estate elements of wider business transactions. You will investigate title, negotiate documents and coordinate the work needed to move a deal towards completion. The role involves direct client contact and requires confidence managing a substantial transactional workload.

What you will need

Around 6 to 8 years of commercial real estate experience and active New York bar admission. Retail property experience is particularly important. You should be comfortable drafting and negotiating leases, reviewing title issues and managing acquisition due diligence with limited supervision.

What is on offer

• A full time hybrid role with an advertised annual base salary of $270,000 to $290,000, plus bonus opportunities.
• The package includes employee benefits.
• Existing US work authorisation is required; sponsorship is not offered.