Legal
Real Estate Associate
Miami, Florida
About the role
We need a mid-level associate (3rd–6th year) with sophisticated transactional real estate experience — acquisitions, dispositions, and financing — who can step into active deal flow at a Chambers Band 1 Florida real estate practice. You should be comfortable drafting and negotiating purchase/sale agreements, loan documents, and leases, with a track record of handling complex transactions at a major law firm. Bonus points if you have experience in leasing, development, or hospitality-related transactions. What you'll do: Handle mid-level transactional real estate deal work across acquisitions, dispositions, and financing — regularly on transactions exceeding $1 billion Draft and negotiate purchase/sale agreements, loan documents, leases, and related transactional instruments Work closely with equity partners and practice group leaders on developer-oriented deal flow serving Fortune 500 clients, REITs, PE funds, foreign/domestic investors, and family offices Serve as key counsel on referral work from major New York firms involving Florida real estate matters, including local counsel engagements Support complex transactions spanning mixed-use developments, condo redevelopment, transit-oriented projects, and cross-border investment Collaborate in a collegial, single-office environment where creative problem-solving and client service are core values
What we are looking for
3–6 years of transactional real estate experience at a major law firm or strong regional firm Strong academic credentials required Must be eligible to sit for the Florida Bar (Florida Bar admission not required at hire — next sitting is July 2027) Broad transactional RE skillset: acquisitions, dispositions, financing Preferred but not required: leasing, development, and/or hospitality experience
Compensation
Base salary: $240,000–$365,000 depending on year of experience
Working arrangement
Hybrid
Visa eligibility
Not open to any visas (e.g. US citizen, Green Card holders)
Benefits
Year-end bonus eligible upon meeting 1,900 billable hour target Relocation assistance and Florida bar costs covered for out-of-market hires Standard AmLaw benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k))