Associate - Corporate Real Estate (Data Center)

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a highly qualified Associate for its Corporate Real Estate Practice in Chicago, IL. The role focuses on data center and digital infrastructure transactions, offering opportunities to engage in complex real estate matters.

Duties

• Support partners and deal teams on data center transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transactional documents.
• Assist with acquisitions, dispositions, and development of data center assets.
• Manage and coordinate due diligence processes.
• Collaborate across practices for efficient deal execution.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years of experience in commercial real estate transactions.
• Strong exposure to acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and financings.
• Experience with data center leasing and large-scale commercial leasing preferred.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois.

Skills

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to draft and negotiate principal transaction documents.
• Comfortable working across corporate, finance, and tax practice areas.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
• Resources for family building and care.
• Support for managing health and future savings.

The Midwest law office started their legal practice thirty years ago. More than one-hundred skilled attorneys are on staff. Areas of specialization are transactional and litigation law. Practice areas are comprehensive. Asset-based lending, bank financing, benefits-compensation, capital markets, environmental litigation, securities litigation-professional liability and transactional tax are some of their practice disciplines. Hospitality, financial services, energy and healthcare are a few of their practice industries. The Midwest practice is known for their legal prowess in tax matters of renewable energy projects.