Real Estate Associate/Counsel
Job Description
Lester Shaw & Levy LLP (“LSL”) is a growing, full service real estate law firm in NYC that is dedicated to providing the highest level of excellence in service and representation to our clients.
LSL is a great option for you if you are:
- Interested in working in various areas of real estate practice, including leasing, real estate finance, acquisitions/dispositions, development, JVs, and others – and not getting pigeonholed into the same matters or clients
- A self-starter, looking for more ownership over your matters, direct client contact, and substantive work experience
- Looking for a smaller work environment with colleagues you enjoy working with and real-time professional development/mentorship
- Looking for more work-from-home flexibility – we only require attorneys in the office 2 times per week, in our cool office space in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn (easily accessible from Manhattan)
- Looking for more work-life-balance -our bonus structure has incentives based on annual billable hours that are much lower than standard BigLaw requirements
Job Description – Real Estate Senior Associate/Counsel
LSL is searching for attorneys admitted in New York State who are experienced in commercial leasing and at least three other of the following areas, and interested in gaining experience in others:
- Real property acquisitions and dispositions
- Joint ventures
- Condominiums and cooperatives (Formation, Buy-Sell)
- Real estate litigation
- Construction, design and other professional contracts
- Corporate governance
- Private equity
- Debt and equity structuring
- Mortgage and mezzanine financing
- Real estate development and land use
What you bring to the table
- Demonstrated interest and experience in real estate
- Ability to take ownership and run a transaction from start through completion
- Strong work ethic and intellectual curiosity
- Creative and practical lawyering
What we bring to the table
- Competitive salary and benefits – estimated salary range is $200K-$230K (depending on experience and other factors) plus discretionary bonus and additional incentives based on billable hours
- Valuable experience and training
- Work/life balance – our bonus incentive structure requires annual billable hours that are much lower than BigLaw
- Interesting and varied work
- Direct client contact
- Significant growth potential
About us
At LSL, we pride ourselves on providing stellar representation and practical counsel to our clients. We don’t do the same thing every day and we are constantly learning, growing and refining. We practice in virtually every legal discipline affecting the real estate industry and offer our clients comprehensive expertise throughout the real estate cycle and in all matters affecting the business of real estate.
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