Senior Real Estate Attorney

Hanson Bridgett LLP

$255K — $360K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • At least 7 years of experience in complex real estate transactions
  • Experience with debt and equity financing, joint ventures, and development projects
  • Comfortable managing multiple transactions and engaging with clients directly
  • Experience with HUD financing is a plus
  • Required to have a CA Bar license
  • Strong research, writing, analytical, and communication skills
  • Distinguished academic background and impeccable references

Responsibilities

  • Manage sophisticated real estate finance matters end-to-end
  • Advise on various transaction types including acquisitions and dispositions
  • Engage directly with clients such as lenders, developers, and investors
  • Mentor junior attorneys and help shape team workflows
  • Collaborate in person with attorneys in the Los Angeles office about 3 days per week
  • Build meaningful client relationships overseeing legal processes
  • Participate in the growth and success of the Real Estate + Environment Section

Benefits

  • Agile hybrid work capabilities with remote flexibility
  • Clear pathway to partnership for high-performing candidates
  • Opportunities for meaningful performance-based bonuses
  • Collaborative working environment with experienced partners
  • Potential for mentoring and leading junior staff
Full Job Description
Hanson Bridgett's Real Estate Transactional Practice Group is seeking an experienced Real Estate Attorney to join our Real Estate + Environment Section. This is an exciting opportunity for an attorney who wants to take ownership of sophisticated real estate finance matters, working directly with a seasoned partner while playing a key role in the continued growth of the practice. The ideal candidate will have at least seven years of experience advising on complex real estate transactions, including debt and equity financing structures, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, development and construction projects, securitized lending, due diligence, and title and survey review. Experience with HUD financing is a plus.

The successful candidate will be comfortable running matters end-to-end, managing multiple transactions simultaneously, and engaging directly with clients, including lenders, developers, and investors. This role offers the opportunity to mentor junior attorneys, work with many partners, help shape team workflows, and build meaningful client relationships, with a clear path toward partnership for high-performing candidates.

While we offer the ability to work remotely in an agile (hybrid) manner across our offices, this position will be expected to collaborate in person with attorneys in Hanson Bridgett's Los Angeles office approximately 3 days per week, with flexibility in other locations depending on office norms.

The annual base compensation range for this California position is approximately $255,000 to $360,000+, depending on experience, skills, and location, with meaningful performance-based bonus opportunities. This position is ideal for senior associates or counsel-level attorneys, and partnership opportunities may be available for exceptional candidates. We have a thriving real estate and finance practice and want more seasoned professionals to join the team.

Ideal candidates will have a distinguished academic background and impeccable references. CA Bar required. Strong research, writing and communication skills, high level of analytical skills as well as excellent and highly adaptable communication skills are required. We seek intelligent, entrepreneurial, team players who are practical, problem solvers, ambitious, organized, and detail oriented and are looking towards a partnership with Hanson Bridgett.

To be considered for a position, please submit:
  • Cover letter (optional)
  • Resume
  • Law school transcript
  • Deal Sheet

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