Real Estate Staff Attorney, West Coast Offices - Davis Wright Tremaine

Agency Name: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Position / Job Title : Real Estate Staff Attorney - West Coast Offices

Location: Seattle, WA

Category : Attorney

Job Description: The Real Property Practice Group of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP seeks a staff attorney to join its Affordable Housing team in one of our West Coast offices. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years’ experience with commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and sales, leasing, lending, finance, real estate joint ventures and land development projects. An emphasis on lender side financing experience, affordable housing, and prior law firm experience is preferred as well as strong title and survey experience and an ability to work with our paralegals. This is a great opportunity for a confident, self-motivated individual with a demonstrated ability to handle matters independently and a desire to assist our client teams in more complex transactions. Applicants should be comfortable working in a team environment as well as have the ability to handle significant individual responsibilities for more than one supervising attorney. The group is collegial and fast paced, and this position provides excellent opportunities for professional development though it is not a partnership track position.

Candidates must have an active, in good standing state bar license, excellent writing skills, high level of attention to detail, track record of responsiveness, and positive professional references. All replies confidential.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with eight offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment. At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.

We are not accepting submissions from third-party recruiters at this time.

To apply, please upload a cover letter addressed to Gelila Adisu, Recruiting Assistant, Lawyer Talent Acquisition; resume, writing sample and law school transcript, all in PDF format. Please specify how you heard about this position. All replies confidential.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. It brings out the best of what each individual has to offer and inspires us to build strong and lasting connections with each other, our clients, and our communities.

We are committed to creating and cultivating a diverse workforce and inclusive environment where every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. It is our policy to hire, promote, transfer, terminate, and make all employment-related decisions without regard to an employee’s sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), race, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religious creed, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, military condition, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal laws.

Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email humanresources_confidential@dwt.com.

Link to Application: https://careers.dwt.com/real-estate-staff-attorney-west-coast-offices/job/27676793