Real Estate Associate

About the role

The Houston office of McGuireWoods seeks an Associate to join its Public & Private Infrastructure & Real Estate Department. We are also open to this person sitting in our Dallas or Austin office.

Responsibilities

• Handle all sides of real estate transactions, including the acquisition, financing, planning, zoning, construction, leasing and sale of real estate.
• Represent tenants, landlords, lenders, syndicators, brokers, entrepreneurs, buyers, sellers, and individual and institutional investors.
• Represent Fortune 100 corporations and other businesses for which real estate is a major concern.
• Represent clients in matters across the United States and abroad.
• Participate in editorial summaries describing exceptional service from clients across the country.
• Participate in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firms list for Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law.
• Work with innovative technology platforms like Harvey AI to accelerate research, streamline document drafting, and enhance analytical work.

Requirements

• 3 - 5 years of law firm Real Estate & Land Use experience, preferably in a sophisticated national law firm environment.
• Expertise in real estate finance, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, development, and other sophisticated commercial real estate transactions (both single asset and multi-asset).
• Experience on the real estate aspects of renewable and conventional energy project acquisition and development is nice to have.
• A strong academic record.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
• Willingness and desire to work with innovative technology platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong academic record.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
• Willingness and desire to work with innovative technology platforms.

Skills

• Excellent academic record.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
• Willingness and desire to work with innovative technology platforms.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities.
• Billable hours credit for pro bono work.
• A hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

Pay

Competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities.

Schedule

A hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.