CMBS & Commercial Real Estate Finance Associate Attorney

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Work on sophisticated commercial real estate finance matters involving billions of dollars in debt-related transactions.
• Represent leading CMBS loan servicers, special servicers, and institutional lenders on complex matters nationwide.
• Handle modifications, loan assumptions, extensions, forbearances, loan sales, workouts, and asset dispositions.
• Gain exposure to performing and non-performing loans across office, retail, multifamily, hospitality, self-storage, healthcare, and other asset classes.
• Join an experienced real estate capital markets team handling complex transactions across all 50 states.
• Take meaningful ownership of sophisticated finance documents, negotiations, and strategic client matters.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid environment that combines substantive collaboration with remote flexibility.
• Earn highly competitive, merit-based compensation that reflects senior-level experience and quality of work.

Location: Miami, FL. This is a hybrid opportunity with meaningful flexibility. Attorneys are expected to maintain an active presence in the Miami office, but there is no fixed number of required in-office days.

Note: Candidates must be admitted to the Florida Bar or eligible for admission and have 6 years of commercial real estate finance experience, including significant experience drafting and negotiating finance agreements and related transaction documents.

About Us

We are an established Florida commercial law firm advising sophisticated financial institutions, investors, businesses, and real estate clients on complex transactions nationwide. Our attorneys combine deep industry knowledge with practical legal strategy to solve challenging financing and capital markets matters. We offer senior associates meaningful responsibility, sophisticated client exposure, and opportunities to deepen highly specialized practices. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Draft and negotiate sophisticated commercial real estate finance transaction documents.
• Handle finance agreements, loan modifications, consents, assumptions, extensions, forbearances, workouts, and related documentation.
• Advise CMBS loan servicers, special servicers, and institutional lenders on performing and non-performing loans.
• Work on complex loan sales, asset dispositions, restructurings, and other debt-related transactions.
• Analyze loan documents, servicing issues, borrower requests, defaults, and workout strategies.
• Manage matters involving office, retail, multifamily, hospitality, self-storage, healthcare, and other commercial real estate assets.
• Coordinate with clients, borrowers, opposing counsel, consultants, and other stakeholders throughout complex transactions.
• Provide practical, strategic guidance on legal and business issues affecting commercial real estate loans nationwide.

Qualifications

• Florida Bar admission or eligibility for admission required.
• 6 years of commercial real estate finance experience.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated finance agreements and related transaction documents.
• Experience with modifications, consents, workouts, restructurings, or similar commercial loan matters.
• Strong academic credentials.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• CMBS industry experience preferred.
• Major law firm experience preferred.
• Spanish language skills preferred.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will work on sophisticated finance matters with substantial economic significance while collaborating with attorneys who understand both the legal and business sides of commercial real estate debt. This role offers senior-level responsibility, nationwide deal exposure, direct client interaction, and the opportunity to build deeper expertise in CMBS, workouts, and real estate capital markets.

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Pay: $385,000.00 - $430,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Briefly explain which role on your resume best aligns with this position and why. If you have any resume gaps, please briefly explain
• This role is hybrid at the Miami, FL, location. Confirm you are okay with this: Y/N
• In what city/state do you currently reside?
• What base salary range would you need to make a move? Pls keep it aligned with your directly relevant experience, as candidates seeking compensation above their experience level may not be considered.
• Do you have experience drafting and negotiating commercial real estate finance agreements, modifications, consents, or workouts?

Experience:

• handling commercial real estate finance transactions: 6 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• FL bar license (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Miami, FL 33131

Salary : $385,000 - $430,000