The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Legal, Real Estate Transaction Attorney, Vice President, Dallas/New York

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc • $180K — $220K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of relevant legal experience in a prestigious law firm, financial institution, or institutional real estate company
  • Proven track record in negotiating and preparing real estate transaction documents such as term sheets, acquisition agreements, and financing documents
  • Strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills for clear idea articulation and stakeholder relationship building
  • Team player, adaptable to client needs while following firm policies
  • Proactive advisor with a collaborative approach in working with other areas
  • High initiative and integrity with exceptional organizational abilities

Responsibilities

  • Advise on structuring, negotiation, and execution of real estate transactions
  • Support ongoing asset management activities
  • Manage outside counsel and oversee legal due diligence processes
  • Handle fund and fiduciary issues related to transactions
  • Coordinate with other Goldman Sachs control-side areas

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a leading global investment firm
  • Access to a robust global network and deep expertise
  • Collaborative environment focused on partnership and shared success
  • Involvement in diverse real estate transactions across multiple product types
  • Potential for professional growth within a prominent legal team
Full Job Description
Job Description

LEGAL

ROLE OVERVIEW

Goldman Sachs is one of the leading investors in alternatives globally, with approximately $700 billion in assets and more than 30 years of experience. The business invests in the full spectrum of alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, sustainability and hedge funds. Clients access these solutions through direct strategies, customized partnerships, and open-architecture programs. The business is driven by a focus on partnership and shared success with its clients, seeking to deliver long-term investment performance drawing on its global network and deep expertise across industries and markets. Goldman Sachs has over $4 trillion in assets under supervision globally as of June 30, 2026.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Asset & Wealth Management Legal is seeking an experienced real estate transaction attorney to support the Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) Real Estate team. The attorney will work as part of a team of AWM real estate lawyers advising AWM Real Estate. Experience should include real estate loan origination, acquisition (including sale-leaseback transactions) and leasing and financing across multiple product types in the Americas, including office, industrial, and retail. The position offers the opportunity to partner with the business and other control-side areas and oversee legal aspects throughout the transaction life cycle, including the analysis of regulatory and reputational issues as part of investment committee and portfolio management processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Advising on the structuring, negotiation and execution of real estate transactions, including financing and sale-leaseback transactions, taking into account legal, regulatory, reputational and compliance issues
  • Supporting ongoing asset management
  • Managing outside counsel and overseeing legal due diligence
  • Handling transaction-related fund and fiduciary issues
  • Coordinating with other GS control-side areas

QUALIFICATIONS
  • 5-7 years' relevant experience working in a leading law firm, financial institution or institutional real estate company
  • Significant experience with the negotiation and preparation of real estate transactional documentation (term sheets, acquisition, disposition, leasing, development, construction, financing, etc.)
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage several simultaneous projects under deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills; ability to clearly articulate ideas and develop stakeholder relationships
  • Team-oriented with ability to respond and be flexible to client demands while adhering to firm policies and group practices
  • Ability to engage proactively as an advisor to the business and collaboratively work with other control areas
  • High level of initiative, integrity, and organization

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Careers

Join the prestigious team at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a global leader in finance and investments, and propel your career to new heights. Our firm is renowned for its commitment to excellence, innovation, and leadership in the financial sector.

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At Goldman Sachs, you will be part of a dynamic environment that fosters growth, diversity, and professional development. Engage in transformative projects that redefine the landscape of global finance, driven by a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

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Goldman Sachs is not just a workplace. It is a community where you can build lasting relationships with colleagues and industry leaders. Our networking events, mentorship programs, and professional groups foster connections that can accelerate your career trajectory.

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Learn more about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
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