Real Estate Associate (Remote)

Real Estate Associate – Fully Remote

I’m working with a highly regarded mid-sized law firm that is looking to add a Real Estate Associate to its team. This is a fully remote opportunity with a firm known for its unique structure, strong culture, and long-term approach to building teams.

The role offers genuinely broad real estate exposure, covering finance, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, joint ventures, and corporate real estate matters. While the practice is well-rounded, there is a heavier emphasis on real estate finance, particularly lender-side work. Associates also work across a wide range of asset classes, including office, residential, retail, industrial, and self-storage.

The team has particular strength in two specialist areas:

• Hotel lending

• Senior housing, including assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care

Why this role stands out

• Progression: Associates are hired with the clear expectation of progressing to equity partnership, typically around their 8th year. The path is transparent and well-defined, with real leadership opportunities within the real estate group, including succession from retiring partners

• Sophistication of Work: Despite being mid-sized, the firm regularly competes with Big Law on complex, high-value transactions

• Culture: Collegiate, collaborative environment with exceptionally low turnover. Many lawyers join from large firms for increased flexibility and stay long-term

• Flexibility: Fully remote model with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across offices and geographies

• Compensation: Approximately 90% of Cravath scale salary and bonus, plus discretionary bonuses on top

This is a rare opportunity to combine sophisticated real estate work, genuine equity partnership prospects, and true work-life balance within a fully remote platform.