Description:
Sheppard is seeking a mid-level Associate Attorney to join our Real Estate team in New York. Ideal candidates will have substantive experience in a variety of areas, including:- Lender-side financing — drafting and negotiating loan documents, reviewing and analyzing title commitments and underlying documents, surveys, opinion letters, leases, and zoning reports.
- Purchase and sale transactions — drafting and negotiating contracts of sale, overseeing due diligence, preparing closing documents, and handling transaction oversight and logistics, including the review and negotiation of borrower-side loan documents.
- Leasing — preparing and negotiating commercial leases (landlord and tenant side).
Sheppard is a global Am Law 50 full-service law firm with over 1,300 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide. The New York office currently has over 175 attorneys who practice in a variety of areas including Business Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Real Estate, Finance, Intellectual Property, and more. With one of the largest and most experienced Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practices in the country, we offer a diversity and depth of experience that is unrivaled.
The New York Real Estate team is a vibrant, congenial, full-service practice group, active in purchase-sale transactions, financing (borrower and lender-side), leasing (landlord and tenant side), joint venture structuring/documenting, and zoning/land use. Our clients include national and international private equity owners, investors and developers, healthcare/insurance companies, and national and international lenders.
Requirements and Details:
- 3-5 years of experience working on varied real estate transactions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong academic credentials from top-tier law school
- Presence and composure to manage small teams
Resume, cover letter, and law school transcript are required to apply. Candidates must be admitted to and a member in good standing of the New York bar.
The annual salary range for this position is $260,000-$365,000.
