Commercial Real Estate Finance Senior Associate or Special Counsel

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a highly motivated senior-level associate or special counsel with a strong background in real estate finance and lender representation in New York City, NY. The ideal candidate will have at least six years of experience in commercial mortgage finance and the ability to manage deals independently.

Duties

• Represent lenders in the origination, purchase, sale, securitization, refinancing, and restructuring of mortgage and mezzanine loans.
• Advise lenders in complex financing arrangements with multiple layers of debt.
• Negotiate co-lender arrangements and intercreditor agreements.
• Organize, oversee, and prioritize multiple transactions simultaneously.

Requirements

• Strong analytical abilities.
• Excellent client-relation skills and comfort working with diverse clients.
• Proven ability to manage multiple transactions.
• Top academic credentials and strong interpersonal skills.
• Bar admission in the attorney's resident and/or affiliated office.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certifications

• Bar admission in relevant jurisdiction.

Skills

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and client-relation skills.

Benefits

• Health benefits, life insurance, and disability income protection.
• Paid parental leave.
• Retirement savings and planning.
• College coaching, child, and elder care offerings.
• Hybrid work policy.

Ranked as one of the Best Law Firm for Firm Culture and for Associate/Partner Relations, associates regard this firm as having a good work/life balance with down to earth and respectful people. Associates have great opportunities to work on complex matters in a friendly atmosphere with good long-term prospects. Additionally, the attorneys take seriously their professional and moral duty to assist the underrepresented. Compensation at this firm is competitive with peer firms in the region.