Real Estate Transactions & Finance Associate; Attorney - Leasing Focused

Overview

Manatt is seeking a leasing-focused real estate transaction associate with four to five years of experience to join our Real Estate Transactions & Finance practice.

If you are looking to work alongside nationally recognized real estate leaders with diverse practices on national scale deals, have a builder, can-do work ethic, thrive on teams and want to learn from the best in their fields, this might be the right opportunity for you.

Manatt’s unique professional services approach provides a combination of legal services and strategic business services - with a team of lawyers, paralegals, land use planners, and consultants - to meet the needs of our clients. With significant depth and experience across most real estate asset classes and all phases of development projects, we help clients navigate complex matters involving mixed use developments, debt and equity financings, joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions, hospitality, brownfield developments, construction, affordable housing, complex leasing, public/private transactions, and loan restructurings.

Manatt’s Real Estate Transactions & Finance team works collaboratively across offices and practices and engages in a wide range of transactions across our industry sectors, including office, multi-family, hospitality, entertainment, retail, industrial and mixed-use projects, cannabis and CBD and energy/alternative energy. Manatt’s unique professional services approach coupled with our deep industry expertise allows us to build relationships and serve as trusted advisors to our clients and, in turn, perform cutting-edge work to help guide them through a dynamic, ever-evolving legal and business landscape.

The team works with clients ranging from institutional owners to entrepreneurial developers to large corporate/technology companies. Our clients include companies such as Meta, Jay Paul, Lowe Enterprises, international hotel companies, LACMA, Dignity Health, the largest national specialty grocer, Accor, and Westfield.

• Broad experience in real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, retail and ground leasing, financing, construction, development, joint ventures, with experience in hospitality and CC&Rs a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating and drafting mortgage loan documents and purchase and sale agreements.
• Managing closing checklists and overseeing closing documents.
• Significant experience with office leasing for large tenants in high-profile, headline-making deals—ideally on the tenant side, though landlord-side experience is also valuable.
• Additional experience drafting and negotiating commercial leases, joint ventures, construction agreements, CC&Rs, REAs, and easement agreements is a plus.

• 4–5 years of broad transactional real estate experience
• Deep experience in office leasing transactions for major tenants; landlord-side experience a plus
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Team-oriented, collaborative mindset
• Strong problem-solving skills and confidence working independently
• Bar membership in good standing in the jurisdiction in which you plan to practice

The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, location and will also take into account internal equity. Additional medical, financial and/or other benefits will be offered dependent on the position.

US Pay Range

$295,000—$345,000 USD

Fostering diversity and inclusion is one of Manatt’s core values and is fundamental to our organization’s continued progression. We believe a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live, work and serve enriches Manatt’s culture and enhances our ability to understand our clients’ needs and develop better, more impactful solutions. In collaboration with Firm leadership, our Diversity and Inclusion department drives the Firm’s efforts, engaging our legal, consulting, business, and administrative professionals to create and sustain a culture where we celebrate each of our unique experiences and contributions.