Commercial Real Estate Associate Attorney – AmLaw 100

Our client, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Am Law 100 firms, seeks a Commercial Real Estate Associate Attorney with 3+ years of experience to join its Atlanta office. The group handles sophisticated commercial real estate matters with national reach while providing mentorship and hands-on experience in a supportive environment.

About the Firm

The firm offers the resources and national reach of a large platform with more than 1,000 attorneys, while its Atlanta Real Estate practice operates as a focused, close-knit team of approximately 10 attorneys. This structure gives associates direct access to partners, greater autonomy, meaningful responsibility, and exposure to transactions from start to finish.

The group includes lawyers with more than 20 years of experience, former in-house leadership experience, and national recognition for their real estate work. The team represents clients ranging from emerging and middle-market companies to national developers, institutional investors, lenders, and major corporations.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in sophisticated commercial real estate transactions
• Assist with acquisitions and dispositions
• Advise on commercial real estate financing matters
• Draft and negotiate joint venture and development agreements
• Handle commercial leasing matters
• Work collaboratively with attorneys across the firm’s practices and offices
  
  

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• 3+ years of commercial real estate transactional experience
• Significant experience with acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures, development, and leasing
• Strong academic credentials
• Excellent writing and analytical skills
• Strong business acumen
• Large-law-firm experience strongly preferred
  
  

What this role offers

• Sophisticated commercial real estate work
• A warm, collegial culture and close-knit Atlanta team
• Exposure to a broad range of transaction types
• The resources and capabilities of a full-service national platform
• A collaborative, hybrid work environment
• 1,850-hour annual billable requirement
• Annual base salary of $225,000 to $325,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications
• A clear path to partnership for associates who meet the firm’s performance and advancement criteria
  

About Us:

We are a woman-owned, full-service legal recruiting and staffing firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We place attorneys and legal professionals in direct hire, contract-to-hire, and project roles with law firms and corporate legal departments nationwide.

Our mission is to help legal professionals do their best work, whether you're hiring or making a move. With a focus on quality over quantity, we deliver a thoughtful, people-first approach to recruiting.