Real Estate Associate Attorney - Midlevel to Senior

About the role

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP is seeking a midlevel real estate associate to join their Real Estate & Land Use practice group. This position is open to the Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and Bellevue offices.

Responsibilities

• Draft, manage, and negotiate complex transaction documents
• Interface directly with clients and counterparties
• Think beyond the transaction, anticipate issues, structure solutions, and deliver work product with genuine care and precision
• Build relationships with clients, colleagues, and counterparties
• Collaborate with the team and the broader firm to contribute to a nationally recognized practice in the dynamic sector of commercial real estate

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant transactional real estate experience
• Familiarity with AI tools — including large language models, document automation, and workflow orchestration — is a plus

Qualifications

• Strong business judgment
• Client-obsessed, responsive, entrepreneurial, and ambitious mindset
• Ability to think in terms of client outcomes, not just tasks

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to handle complex legal matters
• Experience with real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, construction, and development
• Knowledge of real estate investment across various property types and industry sectors
• Experience with large language models, document automation, and workflow orchestration

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

$365,000 to $420,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time