Our client is seeking a real estate associate with at least three years of transactional experience to join a practice handling complex data center and digital infrastructure matters. The work is predominantly deal focused and offers exposure to large-scale developments, leasing arrangements, joint ventures, and financings.
The Work
- Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, leases, joint venture agreements, development agreements, and financing documents for data center and other commercial real estate transactions.
- Support acquisitions, dispositions, and development of data center assets and platforms, helping advance matters through structuring, diligence, and execution.
- Work on hyperscale and colocation leasing arrangements, including large-scale commercial leasing, ground leases, and build-to-suit transactions.
- Coordinate title, survey, and project-level due diligence, helping identify and address issues relevant to proposed transactions.
- Collaborate with corporate, finance, tax, and energy and infrastructure colleagues on financing, M&A, and other cross-practice aspects of transactions.
- Contribute to domestic and cross-border deal structuring and execution, with opportunities to support additional real estate matters beyond data center work.
What You Bring
- At least three years of commercial real estate transactional experience at a law firm or in-house legal department.
- Experience with acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, development projects, and/or real estate financings.
- Ability to draft and negotiate principal transaction documents, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, and related deal documents.
- Experience managing or coordinating real estate due diligence, including title, survey, and project-level diligence.
- Experience with data center leasing, ground leases, build-to-suit transactions, or other large-scale commercial leasing is highly preferred.
- Ability to work effectively across practice areas, including corporate, finance, and tax.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, along with a commercial mindset and interest in digital infrastructure and real estate.
Why Consider It
The practice handles sophisticated, high-value transactions at the intersection of real estate, infrastructure, and technology, with data center work spanning leasing, development, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, and financings.
Associates collaborate across offices and disciplines and can develop broad deal experience while contributing to transaction documents and diligence.
Compensation & Benefits
Comprehensive benefits and well-being resources are available; discretionary bonuses may be considered depending on the application and position.
Estimated base compensation is $260,000–$390,000 based on the 2026 Cravath scale, not a firm-stated range.
Confidentiality
This is a confidential opportunity. Contact Advocates Legal Recruiting to discuss the role and receive additional details about the client and team. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.