Senior Real Estate Counsel - Hybrid, High-Impact Deals

Your Talent Team; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 425,000 - 455,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking a Real Estate Attorney (Special Counsel) in New York. Hybrid schedule with a top-tier AmLaw 50 client handling sophisticated real estate finance, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures. You will lead negotiations and advise institutional investors, developers, REITs, and lenders.

The role emphasizes independent deal execution, mentoring juniors, and collaboration across departments, with a track record in BigLaw and a client-focused, high-performing culture.

Qualifications

• JD from a top-tier law school with an excellent academic record.
• Active Bar Admission in New York, in good standing.
• 8+ years of substantive experience in real estate transactions, including finance, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures.
• Representing borrowers and lenders in complex real estate finance matters, including mortgage and mezzanine loans, construction financing, and loan workouts.
• Strong experience advising clients on the structuring and negotiation of joint ventures, purchase and sale agreements, and asset dispositions across asset classes (office, retail, multifamily, hospitality, etc.).
• Ability to handle transactions independently while mentoring junior team members and collaborating across departments.
• BigLaw Experience: Familiar with the pace of a top-tier, large New York law firm.
• Soft Skills: detail, drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills; client relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the negotiation and execution of real estate transactions, including loan agreements, joint venture documents, and purchase and sale agreements.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to institutional investors, developers, REITs, private equity firms, and lenders on complex real estate matters.
• Work closely with attorneys in tax, corporate, and litigation practices to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Advise clients on risk allocation and mitigation strategies across the lifecycle of real estate transactions.
• Support the professional development of associates through hands-on training and mentorship.

Skills

JD

Top-tier law school

NY Bar

8+ years Real Estate

Real estate finance

Acquisitions

Dispositions

Joint ventures

Mortgage & mezzanine loans

Construction financing

BigLaw experience

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

New York Bar Admission

Job description

Your Talent Team is seeking a Real Estate Attorney (Special Counsel) in New York. Hybrid schedule with a top-tier AmLaw 50 client handling sophisticated real estate finance, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures. You will lead negotiations and advise institutional investors, developers, REITs, and lenders.

The role emphasizes independent deal execution, mentoring juniors, and collaboration across departments, with a track record in BigLaw and a client-focused, high-performing culture.