At Seyfarth, we understand that great people are the key to our success, and we provide the opportunities to match. If you join us, you'll work with state-of-the-art technology in a friendly and professional environment, and we will continue to invest in your professional development. If you want the freedom to grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading.
THE OPPORTUNITY: We are seeking a Corporate and Real Estate Associate with 3 - 5 years of commercial real estate and commercial finance experience to work in our Boston office.
This is a hybrid role that will perform both Corporate and Real Estate work with one of the largest real estate practices in the United States. Seyfarth's national real estate group of more than 130 attorneys has helped clients close some of the most notable transactions over the last several years, and is recognized for bringing creative structures to sophisticated commercial real estate and finance matters and helping our clients achieve their goals
THE DAY-TO-DAY: As an associate performing real estate acquisition and finance work in the firm's Corporate practice, you'll have the opportunity to work on interesting, challenging, and groundbreaking legal projects in collaboration with our senior Corporate and Real Estate attorneys.
You will manage smaller transactions, and bear independent responsibility for major documentation and components of larger transactions. You'll have substantive client contact as well as significant involvement in case strategy and management, and the opportunity to supervise and mentor junior associates.
YOU HAVE:
Transactional experience with real estate and commercial finance transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures
Debt and equity capital markets experience focused on the real estate industry
Leasing and other general transaction experience
Excellent academic credentials
Analytical skills, and verbal and written communication skills
Massachusetts State Bar admission
WHAT WE PROVIDE: We provide competitive salary and benefits at all levels. For associates, we provide comprehensive training through our mentoring programs, CLE initiatives, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning by working side-by-side with our partners. We invest in our associates to advance in their careers by providing opportunities for substantive client contact as well as significant involvement in case strategy and management. Seyfarth builds leading professionals by supporting speaking engagements and publishing opportunities.
We are also proud to be an influential leader in inclusion and diversity. The firm has been recognized for our efforts by the Human Rights Campaign, Working Mother magazine, and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. We are Mansfield 3.0 certified, a reflection of our ongoing commitment to advancing candidates from underrepresented groups.
MORE ABOUT SEYFARTH With more than 900 lawyers across 17 Offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. Learn more about The Seyfarth Experience at www.seyfarth.com/careers/.
Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, change of sex or transgender status, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
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