About the Position:
Our client, a highly-regarded Chicago law firm, has an active need for a real estate attorney with a focus on leasing matters to join its thriving practice as a mid-level associate. This practice is Chambers-ranked and handles a variety of real estate matters across the country, including acquisitions and dispositions, joint venture transactions, real estate development, and commercial leasing.

Highlights:
· Chambers-ranked real estate practice group
· Firm ranked as a top midsize firm in Chicago
· Collaborative and entrepreneurial atmosphere
· Work on substantive matters for a sophisticated national client base

Responsibilities:
· Represent clients with retail leasing transactions
· Draft and negotiate contracts for acquisitions, dispositions, site assemblages, leases, and all related financing and ancillary documentation
· Handle real estate transactions involving joint ventures, development projects, acquisitions, dispositions, and financings
· Manage transactions with limited supervision

Required Qualifications:
· 3-5 years of real estate law experience, including handling all aspects of commercial leasing transactions (both landlord and tenant side)
· Experience representing managers, REITs and other institutional owners, in the office, industrial, and retail sectors
· Substantial practice focus in sophisticated office leasing preferred
· Strong academic credentials

Location:
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Compensation:
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $250,000 – $300,000.