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Real Estate Finance Associate Attorney

Sheppard Mullin
Costa Mesa, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/15/2025
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is seeking a mid-level Associate Attorney to join our Real Estate Finance team. This position is open to both Orange County and New York candidates.

Sheppard Mullin is a global Am Law 50 full-service law firm with over 1,000 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide. The Orange County office currently has over 90 attorneys who practice in a variety of areas including, Business Litigation, Finance, Real Estate, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, and more.

The Finance practice of Sheppard Mullin has been a key element of the firm's practice since its founding over 90 years ago. As part of a large, broad-based commercial law firm, our commercial lending and financial transactions team is comprised of attorneys specializing in all facets of highly structured financial transactions. We bring a team of fully engaged advisors with the legal and practical problem-solving skills necessary to execute the most complex of financial transactions.

Our Orange County office seeks an associate attorney with 4 - 6 years of experience representing lenders on construction, bridge and permanent loans at a national or regional law firm. The ideal candidate will have significant lender-side experience drafting and negotiating mortgage loan documents and conducting associated real estate and entity due diligence. The ability to work with other team members and clients, and "take ownership" of projects, is essential. Top academic credentials and outstanding writing skills are required. Candidates living and working in New York will also be considered.

Resume, cover letter, and law school transcript are required to apply. Candidates must be admitted to and a member in good standing with the CA or NY State Bar.

The pay range for this position is $390,000 to $420,000.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Thomas Meena at TMeena@sheppardmullin.com.

Salary : $390,000 - $420,000

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