Job Description
Job Description
Direct Counsel is seeking an experienced Real Estate Associate with 6+ years of transactional experience to join a sophisticated and well-established real estate practice in California.
This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney who enjoys handling complex commercial real estate transactions while representing a diverse client base that includes public entities, private developers, corporate clients, property owners, and nonprofit organizations. The role offers meaningful responsibility, a collaborative environment, reasonable billable expectations, and strong opportunities for long-term professional growth.
Location
- California – Firmwide (Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, Palm Desert, San Diego, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Oakland, Marin County)
- Hybrid work arrangement available
Responsibilities
- Handle sophisticated commercial real estate transactions from inception through closing.
- Advise clients on:
- Acquisitions and dispositions
- Commercial leasing
- Real estate development
- Title matters
- Real estate financing
- Public-private partnership transactions
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex transactional documents, including:
- Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs)
- Commercial leases
- Statutory development agreements
- Disposition and development agreements
- Reimbursement agreements
- Other real estate and development agreements
- Represent public agencies, private developers, corporations, property owners, and nonprofit organizations in sophisticated real estate matters.
- Independently manage multiple transactions and competing deadlines.
- Collaborate with experienced attorneys on complex and multidisciplinary matters.
- Provide practical and strategic advice throughout the lifecycle of real estate transactions.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of relevant commercial real estate transactional experience.
- Active membership in good standing with the California State Bar.
- Significant experience with acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, title, financing, and development matters.
- Strong experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated real estate agreements.
- Ability to independently manage transactions from inception through closing.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
- Strong organizational and project-management abilities.
- Collaborative and client-focused approach to practice.
Preferred Experience
- Representation of public agencies and municipalities in real estate matters.
- Public-private development transactions.
- Complex development agreements.
- Experience representing developers, corporate clients, property owners, or nonprofit organizations.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: $190,000–$225,000, depending on experience.
- Annual performance-based bonuses.
- Discretionary and billable-hours bonus opportunities.
- Reasonable billable-hours requirement.
- Hybrid work arrangement available.
- Competitive health insurance benefits.
- 401(k) with partial employer match.
- Strong mentorship and professional development opportunities.
Why This Opportunity
This role offers a compelling combination of sophisticated real estate work, meaningful autonomy, reasonable billable expectations, and long-term career development. The successful attorney will have the opportunity to handle complex transactions for both public and private-sector clients while working alongside experienced practitioners in a collaborative environment that prioritizes mentorship and professional growth.
Interested? Apply through Direct Counsel or reach out to learn more.