Attorney

Commercial Real Estate Attorney | Raleigh, NC | $130,000 to $260,000

Every commercial real estate deal produces two things: a closing, and a client deciding who they’ll call next time. This firm wants that call coming to you.

I’m Clark Pollins, a recruiter at Distinct Recruitment. I’m hiring for a Raleigh law firm that needs an experienced commercial real estate attorney. It’s a role for someone who wants to grow a practice, not just a billable total.

Why it’s worth a move

• Your clients stay with the firm, even when a deal goes wrong. Its real estate litigation team has earned Best Lawyers’ National Tier 1 ranking four years in a row. When a transaction turns into a dispute, you hand it to colleagues you trust, and the relationship stays yours.
• The billable target is 1,800 to 1,900 hours. That leaves real room in your week to go out and win clients.
• Business development is part of the job. The firm wants you building your own book, and it backs you while you do it.
• The firm works hybrid. You and the team agree how your week splits, from day one.
• You run deals from the first term sheet to the final signature, with direct client contact and minimal supervision.
• The work is broad: acquisitions, dispositions, financing, development and leasing. Your practice can follow your clients wherever their next project takes them.

What your week looks like

• Negotiating purchase and sale agreements so your client goes in protected and comes out with what they paid for.
• Taking financing documents from first draft to closing set.
• Structuring development agreements where timing, approvals and obligations have to hold for years.
• Handling commercial leases for landlords and tenants.
• Drafting and reviewing disclosure agreements.
• Owning the timeline. The closing checklist and opposing counsel move to your schedule.

One range, two levels

• Nearer $130,000: an experienced associate who already runs transactions alone and wants that independence to lead somewhere, toward clients of their own.
• Nearer $260,000: someone with established client relationships or portable work.
• Where you land depends on the deals you run and the clients you bring.

Who they want

• Significant experience on complex commercial real estate transactions.
• The confidence to run a deal without someone checking your work at every turn.
• An interest in building a practice. Existing relationships help, but appetite counts too.

No resume ready? That’s fine. Pick up the phone and we’ll start there.

Want to talk it through before you apply? Call me, Clark Pollins at Distinct Recruitment, on , or find me on LinkedIn at .