Real Estate Finance Associate Attorney
About the role
Dickinson Wright PLLC is seeking an experienced attorney to join its Real Estate Finance practice group. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience representing some combination of borrowers, developers, investors, lenders, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and other participants in sophisticated commercial real estate transactions. This is an opportunity to join a well-established transactional practice handling a broad range of complex real estate finance matters, with significant opportunities for responsibility, client interaction, and professional growth. The position offers the opportunity to work directly with sophisticated clients and other leading professionals while developing the skills necessary to independently manage increasingly complex transactions. This position is based in our Columbus or Seattle office; however, we will consider other Dickinson Wright office locations for candidates with the right experience.
Responsibilities
- Acquisition, construction, bridge, permanent, and refinance transactions
- Tax-advantaged and incentive-based real estate transactions
- Mortgage and mezzanine financing
- Structured real estate finance transactions
- Construction lending and development financing
- Loan modifications, workouts, restructurings, and dispositions
- Real estate joint ventures and equity transactions
- Private equity and institutional investment transactions
- Preparation and negotiation of loan documents, organizational documents, purchase and sale agreements, and related transaction documents
- Due diligence, title and survey review, and closing matters
Requirements
- License to practice law in the state where your preferred office is located (or eligibility for admission by waiver)
- 3+ years of transactional real estate or real estate finance experience
- Experience representing borrowers, lenders, developers, investors, or sponsors in commercial real estate transactions
Skills
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills
- Ability to manage multiple transactions and deadlines effectively
- Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills
- Strong interest in high-level transactional work and client service
- Ability and desire to take ownership of matters and develop toward independent responsibility
- Tax or securities expertise (a plus but not required)
- Strong foundation in real estate transactions and motivation to develop specialized skills for sophisticated real estate finance matters
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision
- 401(k) and profit sharing plans
- Paid vacation
- Parental leave
- Health flexible spending account (elective)
- Health savings account (elective)
- Identity theft protection