Closing Date: 1st October, 2026
Description:
About the role:We are seeking a talented and motivated Real Estate Associate with significant private-client and estate planning experience to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for a mid-level attorney to handle sophisticated real estate transactions within the context of high-net-worth individuals, families, and their related entities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with estate planning attorneys on the real estate aspects of wealth transfer strategies, succession planning, and tax-efficient structuring
- Advise private clients, family offices, and trusts on residential and commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and financings
- Structure and negotiate real estate transactions involving estate planning vehicles, including irrevocable trusts, LLCs, family limited partnerships, and other entities
- Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, loan documents, and title and survey matters
- Conduct due diligence on real property assets held within trusts and estates
- Coordinate with outside counsel, title companies, lenders, and other third parties to ensure smooth transaction closings
Qualifications:
- Admission to the Florida Bar
- 4-6 years of experience, with a focus on real estate transactions and demonstrated exposure to private client or estate planning matters
- Strong understanding of real property wealth preservation structures
- Experience drafting and negotiating transaction documents with minimal supervision
- Familiarity with tax considerations relevant to real estate held in trusts, estates, and family entities
- Experience resolving complex title defects, including probate/heirship issues, federal estate tax liens, and chain of title gaps
- Excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously
- The client-service orientation necessary to build and maintain relationships with high-net-worth individuals and their advisors
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with 1031 exchanges, qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs), homestead or conservation easements
- Exposure to land use, zoning, or real estate development matters
- LL.M. in Taxation or Estate Planning a plus but not required
With more than 325 attorneys in 13 offices across the state, the firm is committed to assisting its attorneys develop their practices and offers best-in-class professional development opportunities and exceptional benefits plans to all of its attorneys. Gunster is ranked among the Top 15 law firms in the U.S. by Vault (Gunster | Company Profile - Vault) and has been ranked as one of Florida's Best Large Company Employers to Work For in each of the last nine years.
