About the Role

The Real Estate Practice is seeking highly qualified associates to support partners and deal teams on complex data center and digital infrastructure transactions. This role will primarily support data center-related transactions, with opportunities to assist on other real estate matters as well. The position is designed for candidates with meaningful experience in real estate transactions who are interested in a predominantly deal focused practice involving large-scale developments, leasing arrangements, joint ventures, and financings. Associates will contribute to the execution of sophisticated transactions and collaborate across practices, including corporate, finance, tax, and energy and infrastructure to support efficient deal execution.

Associates will draft, review, and negotiate transactional documents, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, joint venture agreements, development agreements, and financing documents, and will support acquisitions, dispositions, and development of data center assets and platforms. The role includes assisting with commercial leasing matters, including colocation and hyperscale lease arrangements, managing and coordinating due diligence processes such as title, survey, and project-level diligence, and working closely with cross practice teams on financing, M&A, and tax aspects of transactions. Associates will also support deal structuring and execution across domestic and cross-border matters.

Qualifications

Candidates should have at least three years of experience in commercial real estate transactions at a top law firm or in-house legal department, with strong exposure to acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, development projects, and/or real estate financings. Experience with data center leasing, ground leases, build-to-suit transactions, or other large-scale commercial leasing is highly preferred. Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to draft and negotiate principal transaction documents and manage due diligence processes, and should be comfortable working across practice areas, including corporate, finance, and tax. Candidates should also possess strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, along with a commercial mindset and an interest in the evolving digital infrastructure and real estate landscape. We welcome exceptional candidates from firms of all sizes who have developed sophisticated skill sets in relevant practice areas.

Main Contact Details

If you have any questions about the application, please contact:

Lateral Recruiting - Corporate


Additional Information

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Pay Range

Associate Base Salary

Discretionary bonuses may be available depending on application circumstances and position.

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2018$435,000