New York Real Estate Finance Associate

Winstead PC is seeking a junior associate (2–3 years of real estate finance experience) to join our Real Estate Finance Practice Group in our New York office.  This role offers significant client interaction, hands-on deal experience, and a clear path to advancement within a dynamic and growing practice.  The team represents banks, financial institutions, private equity funds, and other market participants in a wide range of sophisticated transactions, including:

Real estate finance: Origination of mortgage, mezzanine, construction, and bridge loans for securitization, syndication, and balance sheet executions.

CMBS transactions: Structuring, negotiating, and closing conduit and single-asset/single-borrower financings, as well as advising on loan assumptions, modifications, and restructurings.

Acquisitions & dispositions: Negotiating complex purchase and sale transactions involving diverse property types

Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge of lending and financing structures, including familiarity with CMBS and balance sheet loan executions.

Excellent academic credentials.

Strong legal drafting, analytical, and communication skills.