Description:
At Vedder Price, we know that great people are key to our success. We understand the importance in offering outstanding opportunities to work in well-respected practices and with talented and experienced colleagues—serving a prestigious client base across the globe. If you want the chance to learn and grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading.The Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity for an associate to join the Real Estate team in our Chicago office. Our cohesive and collaborative team has a diverse and unique multidisciplinary practice that gives you the opportunity to work closely with shareholders and to participate in business development and client-facing activities. Our platform supports and encourages career development and thrives on excellent client service.
About You:
- You have 2-4 years of real estate finance experience representing lenders and investors in permanent, construction and mezzanine loan transactions (ideally involving health care, auto, commercial, office, multifamily, retail and industrial properties);
- You have experience closing acquisitions and dispositions and negotiating commercial leases (office, retail, warehouse, and industrial);
- You have the ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment; and
- You have a J.D. degree (or its equivalent) and strong academic credentials and are admitted in (and in good standing with), or taking steps to become admitted in, Illinois.
