A well-regarded, full-service regional law firm is seeking a mid-level Associate Attorney for its Banking & Financial Services group in Central New Jersey. You will handle commercial lending and real estate finance work on the lender side, within a collaborative team that represents banks and commercial clients.
This role is 3/2 hybrid, and compensation is competitive with base + bonus up to $170K total comp.
What You’ll Do
- Represent banks, financial institutions, and commercial lenders in secured financing and commercial lending transactions
- Draft, review, and negotiate loan documents
- Handle lender-side commercial real estate finance matters, including acquisitions, refinancings, and other secured loans
- Advise clients on banking, secured transactions, and related business issues
- Run complex financing and real estate transactions from kickoff through closing
- Work with attorneys in other practice areas to deliver practical, business-minded solutions
- Build lasting client relationships through responsiveness and strong service
What You Bring
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- New Jersey Bar admission (required); Pennsylvania Bar admission (strongly preferred)
- Roughly 3–5 years of experience in commercial real estate, commercial finance, banking, or secured transactions
- Experience representing financial institutions in commercial lending and lender-side CRE finance
- Background in asset-based lending, secured transactions, and business financing
- SBA lending experience (504 and/or 7(a)) is a plus
- In-house experience at a bank or financial institution is welcome