Real Estate Finance Associate Attorney

Junior Real Estate Finance Associate Attorney
AmLaw 100 Opportunity
Compensation $180,000 – $275,000+
Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for a
Junior Real Estate Finance Associate Attorney opportunity with a leading
Am Law 100 firm in Dallas
.
This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career transactional attorney looking to develop sophisticated experience in commercial real estate finance, secured lending, and real estate transactions while working alongside experienced attorneys and representing lenders, borrowers, investors, developers, and other sophisticated clients.
Ideal Background • 1–3 years of real estate finance, commercial real estate, finance, or related transactional experience

• Experience with or strong interest in commercial real estate lending and secured finance transactions
• Experience representing lenders, borrowers, developers, investors, or financial institutions is preferred
• Experience assisting with the drafting and negotiation of loan agreements, promissory notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, guaranties, security agreements, and other financing documents
• Experience with acquisition financing, construction financing, refinancing, and other real estate-backed lending transactions is a plus
• Familiarity with title, survey, zoning, and other real estate due diligence
• Experience assisting with transaction closings and coordinating closing documents and deliverables
• Strong drafting, research, analytical, and organizational skills
• D. from an ABA-accredited law school required

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Why This Opportunity
Build sophisticated real estate finance experience early in your career
Exposure to commercial mortgage lending, acquisition financing, construction financing, and refinancing
Opportunity to represent lenders, borrowers, developers, investors, and financial institutions
Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated financing documents
Meaningful transaction responsibility with support and mentorship from experienced attorneys
Collaboration with complementary real estate, finance, corporate, and tax practices
Excellent platform for developing a highly marketable real estate finance practice
If you're a junior Dallas associate with real estate, finance, or related transactional experience and want to build your career in real estate finance
, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.
I'm happy to discuss compensation, training and mentorship, billable expectations, firm culture, hybrid flexibility, and long-term advancement opportunities.
All inquiries are confidential.
Director of Legal Recruiting
Aligned Talent Acquisition