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Commercial Real Estate Associate Attorney

Goodwin Recruiting
Atlanta, GA, United States
  • Market Salary: $78,750 - $188,090 p/year
  • Sales
  • Full-time
Our job summary
Work on high-profile condominium and master-planned development matters with strong bonus potential. Associate Attorney, Commercial Real Estate practice; full-time in Georgia; permanent role; 2–5 years experience; JD and active Georgia Bar required. - JD and active State Bar of Georgia membership - 2–5 years commercial real estate experience - Strong legal writing/drafting and analytical skills - Ability to manage multiple client matters and meet billable goals - Law review or equivalent writing experience preferred
Full description


We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Commercial Real Estate Attorney with 2–5 years of experience to join our expanding commercial real estate practice. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background and an interest or background in representing developers, builders, and real estate investors in a variety of real estate projects, including condominiums, mixed-use developments, and master-planned communities. This role is ideal for a candidate who enjoys problem solving and thrives in a collaborative environment serving sophisticated commercial real estate development clients. Familiarity with construction, homebuilding, real estate acquisition and development, real estate investment or similar areas is a plus but not required.

Key Responsibilities

Represent developers, builders, and investors in commercial and residential real estate developments, with a particular focus on:

· Condominiums (commercial, mixed-use, and residential);

· Master-planned and mixed-use developments;

· Complex ownership structures;

· Easements and cost-sharing agreements; and,

· Development agreements and restrictive covenants.

Draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of real estate documents, including:

· Declarations and related association governing documents;

· Purchase and sale agreements;

· Development and operating agreements;

· Easements, cost sharing and shared-use arrangements; and

· Financing-related documentation.

Advise clients on regulatory and operational issues unique to development projects.

· Communicate directly with clients, consultants, and opposing counsel, demonstrating professionalism and clarity.

Required Qualifications

· JD from an accredited law school and membership in good standing with State Bar of Georgia.

· Excellent legal writing, drafting, and analytical skills – law review experience preferred.

· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain a calm, steady, solutions-oriented demeanor under deadlines.

· Proven ability to manage multiple projects and client needs simultaneously.

Preferred Experience

Prior experience with:

· condominium law, master-planned communities, mixed-use development complex real estate structuring;

· corporate structuring;

· land acquisition;

· development entitlement issues; and/or

· homebuilding and construction.


Strong bonus potential if the candidate can quickly take on work independently to meet billable goal requirements

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