Commercial Real Estate Associate

Core Responsibilities

• Structure, negotiate, and execute sophisticated commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and development projects.
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial retail, office, and industrial leases on behalf of both regional landlords and national tenants.
• Represent institutional lenders and sophisticated borrowers in structuring commercial real estate loans, construction financing, and equity investments.
• Oversee comprehensive title, survey, and zoning due diligence reviews, identifying and resolving intricate underwriting risks.
• Counsel developers through municipal approvals, zoning variances, land use planning, and economic development agreements.
• Draft corporate resolutions, operating agreements, and joint venture structures tailored to commercial real estate investment vehicles.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3–5 years of dedicated commercial real estate transactional experience within a sophisticated law firm environment.
• Complete mastery of closing mechanics, title insurance underwriting, title opinions, surveys, and commercial leasing structures.
• High proficiency using advanced legal document management platforms, closing software, and commercial real estate mapping databases.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active, good-standing membership with the North Carolina State Bar.