Real Estate Associate Attorney - Midlevel to Senior

About the role

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP, an Am Law 50 international law firm, is seeking a mid‑level to senior real estate associate to join its Real Estate practice group in Phoenix, San Francisco, or Seattle. The practice handles acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and development, financing, and real estate investment across diverse property types and industry sectors, including a growing data‑center practice.

Responsibilities

• Draft, manage, and negotiate complex transaction documents.
• Interface directly with clients and counterparties throughout transactions.
• Mentor and train junior associates in the group.
• Provide strong business judgment, anticipate issues, structure solutions, and deliver precise, client‑focused work product.
• Build and maintain relationships with a variety of clients, firm colleagues, and counterparties.
• Collaborate in‑office with the broader team to support the firm’s high‑performing, market‑embedded practice.

Requirements

• Four to six years of relevant transactional real estate experience.
• Familiarity with AI tools—including large language models, document automation, and workflow orchestration—preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle sophisticated real‑estate matters at local, national, and global levels.
• Experience with acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, construction, development, financing, and real‑estate investment.
• Demonstrated client‑obsessed, analytical, organized, responsive, entrepreneurial, and ambitious approach.
• Commitment to delivering outcomes that prioritize client needs over tasks.

Skills

• Strong drafting and negotiation capabilities.
• Effective mentorship and training of junior lawyers.
• Excellent relationship‑building and communication skills.
• Proactive problem‑solving and strategic thinking.
• Willingness to collaborate in an in‑office environment.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus.
• 401(k) plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Personal medical and parental leave.
• Up to ten paid holidays.
• Family care benefits.

Pay

Compensation range: $310,000 to $390,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience.