Real Estate Transactional Associate – CA

Orion Placement

  • San Diego, California
  • 9 days ago

    Highlights

    Note: Candidates must be admitted to the California Bar and be a 2nd to 6th year associate with recent experience representing lenders in loans secured by real estate and/or investors investing in real estate joint ventures. The role offers exposure to complex financing structures, sophisticated institutional clients, experienced transactional attorneys, and hybrid flexibility while providing a strong platform for long-term career growth.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Diego, California

    Description

    Pay: $160,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year

    Why This Is a Great Opportunity

    • Join a sophisticated real estate and community development finance practice handling complex, high-value transactions.
    • Work directly on financings involving multifamily housing, office, hotel, industrial, and other major real estate projects.
    • Gain exposure to innovative financing structures involving low-income housing, historic rehabilitation, new markets, energy, and other tax credit programs.
    • Represent lenders making loans secured by real estate and investors investing in real estate joint ventures.
    • Build meaningful experience in real estate lending, joint ventures, secured finance, title, survey, and transactional due diligence.
    • Join a collaborative, entrepreneurial legal environment with strong benefits, 401K, profit sharing, bonus potential, and hybrid flexibility.

    Location: Hybrid opportunity with office options in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, or San Francisco, California.

    Note: Candidates must be admitted to the California Bar and be a 2nd to 6th year associate with recent experience representing lenders in loans secured by real estate and/or investors investing in real estate joint ventures.

    About Us

    We are an established full-service business law firm known for sophisticated transactional work, practical legal counsel, and a collaborative approach to client service. Our attorneys work with businesses, lenders, investors, developers, and other organizations on complex matters across major industries. Confidential Employer.

    Job Description

    • Represent lenders in loans secured by real estate and investors in real estate joint ventures.
    • Draft and negotiate senior real estate secured loan documents.
    • Draft and review real estate joint venture partnership and operating agreements.
    • Handle sophisticated real estate lending, joint venture financing, and community development finance transactions.
    • Review title commitments, recorded documents, and surveys and oversee related paralegal review.
    • Assist with financings involving low-income housing, historic rehabilitation, new markets, energy, and other state and federal tax credit programs.
    • Work on transactions involving multifamily residential, office, hotel, industrial, and other real estate assets.
    • Collaborate with experienced attorneys while developing increasing transaction and client responsibility.

    Qualifications

    • Active California Bar license required.
    • Recent real estate transactional experience required.
    • 2+ years of experience representing lenders in real estate secured lending transactions and/or investors in real estate joint ventures.
    • Experience drafting secured loan documents and/or real estate joint venture partnership or operating agreements.
    • Experience reviewing title commitments, recorded documents, and surveys.
    • Strong legal writing and drafting skills.
    • Strong academic credentials.
    • Tax credit transaction experience preferred.

    Why You Will Love Working Here

    You will work on sophisticated real estate transactions that have a visible impact on communities and development projects across the country. The role offers exposure to complex financing structures, sophisticated institutional clients, experienced transactional attorneys, and hybrid flexibility while providing a strong platform for long-term career growth.

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    Benefits:

    • Dental insurance
    • Health insurance
    • Life insurance
    • Paid time off
    • Retirement plan
    • Vision insurance

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