Attorney

Commercial Real Estate and Finance Associate | Charlotte, NC | $310,000 to $455,000 plus bonus

Most lawyers who want New York pay assume they’ll need a New York mortgage to go with it. This Charlotte office pays the New York scale. The difference between the two costs of living is yours.

• I’m Clark Pollins, a recruiter at Distinct Recruitment, hiring on behalf of a national law firm for its real estate team in Charlotte.
• I placed an attorney with this firm earlier this year. So when you ask me what it’s actually like inside, you’ll get a straight answer.
• The need is live. They want someone in the seat soon.

You’d see the whole deal, not half of it

Finance

• Lender side work for institutional lenders, investment banks and CMBS platforms.
• Drafting and negotiating loan agreements, notes, mortgages, deeds of trust and guaranties.
• Structuring loans so they hold up when rating agencies and securitization teams go through them. Cash management, ground lease treatment, the details that decide whether a loan sells.

Real estate

• Acquisitions and dispositions, plus the diligence behind them: title, survey, zoning, leases and third party reports.
• Leasing and ownership issues across office, retail, multifamily, hospitality and industrial assets.
• Running closings and setting the timeline that everyone else works to.

Why it’s worth the call

• The real estate practice is Chambers ranked and the work is already coming in. You start on live deals.
• Your clients sit on the capital side. You’d be advising the people who set the terms.
• Five asset classes and both sides of the transaction. Your experience compounds instead of narrowing.
• You run matters from term sheet to closing, so you’re building judgment, not just doing one slice of each deal.

The numbers

• $310,000 to $455,000 base on the New York scale, with bonus on the same scale.
• The range is wide because they’re hiring across two levels: mid level associates around four years in, and senior associates. Your class year sets the figure.

You’ll fit if

• You have four or more years in commercial real estate, real estate finance, or both. Lender side experience will stand out, and CMBS or CLO work is a strong plus.
• You write tightly. You’d notice a defined term drifting between the loan agreement and the guaranty.
• You have a strong academic record. The firm asks for transcripts.
• You’re licensed in North Carolina or able to waive in.

Questions first, or want to talk it through? Call me, Clark Pollins at Distinct Recruitment, on , email , or find me on LinkedIn at .