Senior Commercial Real Estate Attorney

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a highly respected boutique commercial real estate practice handling sophisticated transactions for businesses, investors, lenders, and other major market participants.
• Take meaningful ownership of complex commercial real estate matters with direct client contact and substantial responsibility.
• Work across acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leasing, real estate finance, due diligence, and closings.
• Step into a role where your ability to independently manage transactions and deliver high-quality work will be valued.
• Enjoy strong earning potential with compensation tailored to experience, plus meaningful opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
• Become part of a collaborative, entrepreneurial legal team with deep experience across commercial real estate and related practice areas.

Location: Newark, NJ - On-site. We are an in-office firm and value the collaboration, accessibility, and professional development that come from working closely with our team. One work-from-home day per week is permitted, with some additional flexibility available for the right fit.

Note: Must have a New Jersey Bar license and 6 years of directly relevant commercial real estate transactional experience, with robust experience across purchase and sale, leasing, and finance. Candidates must be capable of independently handling a commercial real estate closing.

About Us

We are a boutique law firm focused on sophisticated commercial real estate and construction matters, with complementary strengths in transactional, corporate, finance, land use, and litigation work. Our attorneys work closely with clients to deliver practical, creative, and highly responsive legal solutions while taking on challenging matters that make a real business impact. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Represent clients in sophisticated commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements and related transaction documents.
• Handle commercial leasing matters for both landlords and tenants.
• Represent borrowers and lenders in real estate financing transactions.
• Lead and oversee due diligence, documentation, and transaction closings.
• Independently manage commercial real estate closings from preparation through completion.
• Work directly with clients, opposing counsel, lenders, brokers, and other transaction participants.
• Manage multiple transactions efficiently while maintaining strong attention to detail and responsiveness.
• Deliver high-volume, high-quality written work product in a timely manner.
• Contribute to a collaborative, entrepreneurial practice where experienced attorneys have meaningful client responsibility.

Qualifications

• New Jersey Bar license required.
• 6 years of commercial real estate transactional experience; 7 years strongly preferred.
• Robust experience across commercial real estate purchase and sale, leasing, and finance matters.
• Ability to independently handle a commercial real estate closing.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience managing transactions in a private practice law firm environment strongly preferred.
• Strong client-service orientation and ability to work effectively in a high-volume transactional practice.
• In-house or solo practice experience may be considered for candidates with the necessary transactional depth and ability to adapt to a larger private practice environment.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will have the opportunity to work on sophisticated commercial real estate matters while maintaining meaningful client contact and ownership of your work. Our team values practical thinking, responsiveness, collaboration, and high-quality legal work. You will also have room to grow professionally, expand your client relationships, and build a long-term career within an entrepreneurial practice.

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Pay: $150,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental 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 on site at the Newark, NJ, 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.

Experience:

• commercial real estate transactional: 6 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• NJ bar license (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $150,000 - $250,000