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Real Estate Transactions Associate

Latitude Legal
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/21/2026
Real Estate Transactions Associate (Full-Time, Permanent - Hybrid, Boston)

Latitude is seeking a mid-level real estate transactional associate to join an established Boston boutique law firm. The role serves lenders, nonprofit organizations, and other financial institutional clients on financing, land use permitting, title, construction, landlord and tenant, and other organizational restructuring matters.

The associate will have hands-on work with commercial lending, leasing, acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, and restructurings. The position offers a varied workload involving complex transactions and close collaboration with clients, as well as responsibility for sophisticated transactions.

This role is hybrid, onsite three days per week in downtown Boston.

Requirements For The Real Estate Transactions Associate

  • 5 years of substantial commercial real estate and transactional experience, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating purchase agreements, leases and debt documents.
  • Community development or nonprofit experience is a plus; familiarity with construction, land use, title, or affordable housing matters is also a plus.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently, collaborate effectively with colleagues and build lasting client relationships
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with proven ability to provide clear and concise legal writing and analysis
  • Experience at a well-regarded law firm and/or in-house legal team
  • Excellent academic credentials from an ABA-accredited law school
  • Active MA Bar licensure or the ability to waive in is required
  • Outstanding professional references

Position Details Of The Real Estate Transactions Associate

  • Type of role: Permanent associate position
  • Schedule: Full-time
  • Location: Hybrid, onsite Monday -Wednesday in the firm’s downtown Boston office

Compensation

  • Pay: The salary range for this role is $130,000 to $175,000 based on experience and productivity level. Attorneys who bill beyond the firm’s reasonable billable expectations have the opportunity to earn additional compensation based on a firm-wide formula.
  • Benefits: In addition to pay, a competitive benefits package is also provided, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) and generous leave policies.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.

Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more. Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally-ranked flexible legal staffing company.

Latitude Contract Engagements & Secondments

Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals choose Latitude for contract, consulting, and secondment opportunities because we offer competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, access to work with top-tier clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

Our Specialty: Highly Skilled Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client’s corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.

Faq

Q: What other legal jobs do you have?

A: If you’re interested in working with Latitude but do not think this particular legal job is the right one for you, we encourage you to explore our other open opportunities or fill out a General Application by visiting us at https://jobs.latitudelegal.com/s/

Q: Should I apply for this specific position if I have previously applied for another Latitude position?

A: Yes, it is better to apply to each Latitude job for which you are qualified and interested so that we immediately know of your interest in that specific role. This also enables you to share additional information about your qualifications or interest specific to each role. If you do not meet all of the qualifications for a position but think you would still be highly effective in the role, it can be helpful to include a brief explanation in your application.

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A: Please safe-list Latitude’s URL domain name (latitudelegal.com) in your spam filter so that an email from one of our recruiters does not get caught in your spam folder. Our recruiters will never contact you by email from a URL other than latitudelegal.com

Q: My current legal team needs help. How can I see some Latitude candidates for my legal team?

A: The fastest way is to submit the very short form on our website contact page. A member of our client services team will be back in touch with you very fast to learn more about your need so we can provide you with on point candidates to consider.

For more information about Latitude, please visit us at https://latitudelegal.com.

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