Raydar
Real Estate Associate Attorney
$190K–$260K
New York, New York · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 3 to 5 years; annual billable target of at least 1,750 hours, with actual hours expected closer to 1850-1900.
- Education
- JD from an accredited law school.
About the job
Lead commercial real estate transactions from signing through closing, drafting and negotiating deal documents and coordinating the parties involved.
What you'll do
- Prepare and manage property acquisitions, sales, partnerships, and layered financing transactions.
- Draft and negotiate transaction agreements, including sale, partnership, lending, and entity governance documents.
- Coordinate with senior attorneys, outside counsel, lenders, investors, and other counterparties to keep transactions on schedule.
What they ask for
- 3 to 5 years of transactional real estate experience at a law firm, primarily involving commercial property deals; purely in-house experience does not qualify.
- Meaningful experience on acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, or financing matters, advising property owners or developers on commercial or multifamily projects.
- JD from an accredited law school.
- Ability to manage transactions from start to finish; familiarity with complex financing arrangements.
Nice to have
- Exposure to affordable housing or tax-credit transactions, or working knowledge of tax-credit-based financing.
- M&A or tax law background, provided most of the career has been in commercial real estate.
Pay
USD 190,000 to 260,000 per year (base salary)
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