Real Estate Finance Attorney

Real Estate Finance Attorney - Fully Remote

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.

Our client, a growing transactional law firm, is seeking a Real Estate Finance Attorney with 8+ years experience to join its sophisticated commercial real estate finance practice.

This is a fully remote opportunity for an attorney who thrives in complex deal environments and has been trained in a BigLaw setting .

The practice represents institutional lenders, private equity sponsors, investment funds, developers, and sophisticated borrowers in high-value commercial real estate finance transactions across asset classes nationwide.

Representative Responsibilities

• Structure, draft and negotiate complex commercial loan documents, including loan agreements, promissory notes, guarantees, security instruments, and intercreditor agreements
• Lead acquisition, construction, and development financing transactions
• Advice on mezzanine financing, preferred equity structures, and layered capital stacks
• Handle multi-property and portfolio financing
• Oversee title, survey, zoning, and collateral due diligence
• Manage transactions from term sheet through closing
• Interface directly with sophisticated clients, capital providers, and opposing counsel

Qualifications

• 8+ years of commercial real estate financing experience
• BigLaw training and experience required
• Strong lender-side experience in complex secured financing transactions
• Significant responsibility drafting and negotiating primary loan documentation
• Experience with structured finance, construction loans, and private equity9backed transactions preferred
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills
• Ability to independently manage multiple high-level transactions
• Strong academic credentials
• Admission to any state bar

What This Role Offers

• Based in Florida, but can be fully remote
• Exposure to sophisticated, high-value real estate finance transactions
• Meaningful client contact and deal leadership
• Entrepreneurial, growth-oriented environment
• Competitive compensation and benefits package

This opportunity is ideal for a BigLaw-trained real estate finance attorney seeking sophisticated deal work in a flexible remote setting while maintaining exposure to complex, institutional-grade transactions.

There are multiple positions available nationally for RE Finance Attorneys. Please specify if you are interested in hybrid or in-office positions in the following cities and large legal markets: Miami, Tampa, or Orlando, FL - Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Washington DC, New York City, St. Louis, Kansas City, or Seattle.

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