Job Description
The Associate Attorney - Condo/Co-Op serves as a trusted advisor to cooperative and condominium boards and managing agents, while also handling unit and building purchase and sale transactions. This attorney manages the full range of legal issues that arise in running a building, including governing document work, vendor contracts, and day-to-day compliance questions. This role is ideal for a transactional real estate attorney seeking a boutique environment where they can deepen a specialized practice, build lasting client relationships, and grow alongside a collaborative, entrepreneurial firm.
What You’ll Do
- Manage purchase and sale transactions involving cooperative and condominium units and buildings, from contract through closing
- Draft and review proprietary leases, bylaws, and house rules, and assist boards in enforcing these governing documents
- Prepare AIA contracts and access license agreements, including negotiating access agreements (Article 881 experiences required)
- Advise board members and managing agents on day-to-day legal matters and regulatory issues affecting the building
- Prepare and amend governing documents, including proprietary leases, declarations, bylaws, and rules and regulations, along with related operational forms and policies
- Draft materials for and provide legal guidance at board and shareholder/unit owner meetings
- Advise on budget and expense matters, including dispute resolution as needed
- Coordinate closings, ensuring documentation, logistics, and timing are accurate and handled with care
- Advise clients on applicable local, state, and federal compliance issues
- Support borrower-side financing and refinancing transactions
Who We’re Looking For
Individuals who share our core values
- Tenacious - Grit & perseverance when the going gets tough
- Pushing Boundaries - Creative approach to problem-solving
- Character Counts - Collaborative and collegial people, who take responsibility and maintain accountability & high emotional intelligence
- "Big Law" Approach - Intellectually curious, proactive, high standards
and also
- Bring relevant experience as a junior associate or associate attorney in a law firm, with specific experience supporting commercial real estate transactions.
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and appetite for learning, seeking a smaller, up-and-coming firm where they can have real impact and grow their skills.
- Value a high-caliber, collegial culture that is collaborative, responsive, and relationship-driven with colleagues and clients.
- Embrace technology (including legal tech and AI tools) and is eager to learn and adopt new systems that enhance efficiency and quality of work.
- Demonstrate strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, taking pride in accuracy, professionalism, and supporting attorneys and clients effectively.