Commercial Real Estate Associate / Counsel (NJ)

We are looking for a Real Estate Associate or Counsel with 3–15 years of experience to join a Chambers Band 1 New Jersey real estate practice and take files off the plate of the practice leaders. You'll work on sophisticated commercial real estate transactions - acquisitions, financings, leasing, and development deals - for entrepreneurial NJ developers, property owners, and investors, all at a firm with 1,800-hour expectations and a genuine partner track.

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  Drafting and negotiating PSAs, leases, and loan documents, and managing closings with minimal hand-holding

  
  


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  Interfacing directly with entrepreneurial clients - bringing solutions, not just flagging issues

  
  


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  Handling title and survey review on complex commercial deals

  
  


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  Supporting land use and redevelopment matters including zoning approvals, redevelopment agreements, and PILOTs

  
  


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  Working alongside practice leaders on marquee deals (CMBS loans, 1031 exchanges, mixed-use redevelopments) with real ownership from day one

  
  

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  3+ years of recent, continuous commercial real estate transactional experience at a law firm - not someone who "dabbled" and wants to come back

  
  


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  Able to take a file and run it with partner oversight, not step-by-step supervision - the role is to save partners time, not create double work

  
  


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  Stable tenure history - job hopping (e.g., 3 moves in 5 years) is the #1 disqualifier

  
  


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  Strong written work product and attention to detail - your resume is your first writing sample

  
  


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  Business-minded and client-facing demeanor - deal makers, not deal killers