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Senior Real Estate Associate / Counsel

Seyfarth Shaw

New York, NY · Posted October 14, 2026

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Why Seyfarth

At Seyfarth, we understand that great people are the key to our success, and we provide the opportunities to match. If you join us, you’ll work with state-of-the-art technology in a friendly and professional environment, and we will continue to invest in your professional development. If you want the freedom to grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading.

The Opportunity

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Real Estate Associate or Real Estate Counsel to join our New York office. This role offers the chance to work on sophisticated, high value transactions, including the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, restructuring, and disposition of noteworthy real estate assets . You will work in a highly collaborative environment with a clear, well supported, and realistic path to partnership.

The Day-To-Day

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience advising clients on a broad range of complex real estate transactions, particularly on the equity side of the table. This candidate has experience representing clients (including institutional investors, real estate funds, owners, operators and developers) in the acquisition, financing, development, operation and disposition of various assets, including retail, office, multifamily, industrial, healthcare, medical office and life science properties, as well as, the ability to counsel on real estate joint venture formation and restructuring, acquisition, development and financing, portfolio transactions, and leasing matters. The candidate will have experience representing borrowers in connection with mortgage and mezzanine financing, securitized loans, construction lending, preferred equity investments, bridge financing and other financing vehicles.

You Have

6+ years of meaningful dirt/equity side real estate transactional experience and have “first chair” capabilities.

Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills for complex transactional documents.

Ability to analyze and provide practical, business‑aligned solutions.

Comfort representing clients on the debt side of the table.

Excellent communication and client‑management skills.

Sophisticated law firm experience preferred.

Admission to the New York Bar required.

What We Provide

We offer a collegial, entrepreneurial environment with a strong commitment to attorney development, including formal, partner‑driven mentorship , structured business development support , cutting‑edge innovation resources, and genuine opportunities for long‑term growth within a national platform.

We also provide competitive salary and benefits at all levels. For associates, we provide comprehensive training through our mentoring programs, CLE initiatives, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning by working side-by-side with our partners.

More About Seyfarth

With more than 1000 lawyers across 19 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. Learn more about The Seyfarth Experience at www.seyfarth.com/careers

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The salary range for this role is $360,000 to $400,00 . This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New York. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for an annual merit increase and bonus pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) .

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This position is based in New York, NY 10018

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience advising clients on a broad range of complex real estate transactions, particularly on the equity side of the table. This candidate has experience representing clients (including institutional investors, real estate funds, owners, operators and developers) in the acquisition, financing, development, operation and disposition of various assets, including retail, office, multifamily, industrial, healthcare, medical office and life science properties, as well as, the ability to counsel on real estate joint venture formation and restructuring, acquisition, development and financing, portfolio transactions, and leasing matters. The candidate will have experience representing borrowers in connection with mortgage and mezzanine financing, securitized loans, construction lending, preferred equity investments, bridge financing and other financing vehicles.

6+ years of meaningful dirt/equity side real estate transactional experience and have “first chair” capabilities.

Strong drafting, negotiation and analytical skills for complex transactional documents.

Ability to analyze and provide practical, business‑aligned solutions.

Comfort representing clients on the debt side of the table.

Excellent communication and client‑management skills.

Sophisticated law firm experience preferred.

Admission to the New York Bar required.