Seyfarth Shaw LLP, an international law firm with more than 800 attorneys, has an exciting opportunity for highly qualified Real Estate Associate with 3-4 years of general real estate experience for a position in its Chicago office. Ideal candidates will have experience in drafting and negotiation of documents in connection with the disposition, acquisition and financing of commercial and residential property as well as experience negotiating and drafting office, industrial and/or retail space leases. Candidates should also be a member of the Illinois Bar.

We require excellent academic credentials from a top law school, as well as high-level analytical, verbal and written communication skills.

As one of the largest real estate practices in the United States, Seyfarth’s real estate team of over 130 attorneys helped clients successfully close more than $26 billion in transactions in 2014. We were recognized as a Tier 1 national Real Estate practice by U.S. News & World Report (2014). Chambers and Legal 500 have endorsed Seyfarth’s market leading position in real estate and given high praise for our “creative and outside-the-box thinkers” combined with our “unique combination of professionalism, skill, sensitivity, substance, strength and class.”

We provide comprehensive training for our associates through our mentoring programs, Seyfarth University, industry credentialing, and hands-on learning by working side-by-side with our partners. We invest in our Associates to advance in their careers through involvement in case management/strategy and opportunities for extensive client contact. Seyfarth builds leading professionals by supporting speaking engagements and publishing opportunities. Seyfarth also is an influential leader in diversity. The firm has been recognized for seven consecutive years in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. We have been named one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother four years in a row, and we have been honored with the Thomas L. Sager Award for Diversity by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. At Seyfarth, we value diversity and provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants.