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Summary
DLA Piper is seeking a securities lawyer with 6+ years of experience managing structured securities offerings for our Investment Funds Group. We are looking for candidates with strong experience with commercial real estate law, focusing primarily on real estate finance, acquisitions, and dispositions. The candidate will represent various public and private real estate companies, REITs, and institutional and financial investors in connection with a broad array of transactions involving acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, complex financings, and development of commercial real estate. Interested candidates should have strong analytical and writing skills, attention to detail, good business judgment, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work collaboratively and independently. This position can be locatedin any of our US offices.
Minimum Education
* JD
* Degree from an accredited law school.
Certifications
Admitted to practice in the state in which they are officing.
Minimum Years of Experience
* Minimum 6 years of experience managing structured securities offerings.
* Direct and applicable AmLaw 100 law firm experience preferred.
Essential Job Expectations
While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:
* Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties;
* Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner;
* Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product;
* Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required;
* Foster positive work relationships;
* Comply with all firm policies and practices;
* Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed;
* Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment;
* Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.
Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.
Physical Demands
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Work Environment-The firm's work location requirements may be modified at the firm's discretion
* Hybrid - Regular in-office presence with some flexibility for work-from-home
Disclaimer
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