Real Estate Finance Associate

Job overview

The Real Estate Finance Associate role is listed in St. Louis, Missouri, with multiple locations noted in the posting. The annual salary range is $215,000–$390,000, depending on experience. The associate will join a nationally recognized Real Estate Finance Practice Group. The associate represents lenders in commercial real estate finance matters, managing transactions from origination through closing and post-closing while advising on asset management, workouts, restructurings, and exit strategies. The work supports the firm’s national real estate finance practice.

What you'll do

• Represent lenders in complex commercial real estate finance transactions
• draft and negotiate loan, mezzanine financing, and preferred equity documents
• manage loan originations through closing and post-closing
• advise on asset management, workouts, restructurings, and exit strategies
• coordinate due diligence, transaction teams, and closings
• handle secondary market repurchase facility transactions
• work with clients, borrowers, and legal teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

saint louis mo

direct counsel

real estate finance

commercial real estate

lender representation

loan origination

mezzanine financing

preferred equity

restructuring

full-time

$215k–$390k annually

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Discretionary performance bonus opportunity
• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• paid time off.

Why this role

Seeks a mid-level to senior associate with at least three years of commercial real estate finance experience and active bar admission in the intended practice jurisdiction.

About the employer

Direct Counsel is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.