Job Description
Barnes & Thornburg LLP is seeking an associate to join our Real Estate Department in our Grand Rapids, Michigan office. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of commercial real estate experience with a track record of negotiating, managing and closing acquisitions, dispositions and related financings. In this role, you will also support the Debt Finance practice and gain commercial transactions experience, with an emphasis on financing, including all aspects of commercial lending, strong transactional skills, and the ability to work in a high-volume environment with attention to detail. The ideal candidate will be motivated to play an important role in growing an active and entrepreneurial practice, demonstrate initiative, possess a willingness and ability to assume direct responsibility for client matters, and will have the interpersonal skills to work well as part of a collaborative team. Barnes & Thornburg LLP is an AmLaw 100 national, full-service law firm with 23 offices. The firm has an exceptional reputation for having an inclusive, collegial and supportive atmosphere, where members of the firm can thrive, learn, and advance in their career. We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless whether such party has a recruiting contract with us. Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Statement Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran?s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.
Practice Areas & Specialty
Finance, P&S, Real Estate
Key skill Required
- Attention to Detail
- Commercial Lending
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Finance
- Inclusive
- Initiative
- Interpersonal Skills
- Lending
- Negotiating
- Orientation
- Real Estate
- Supportive
Designation
- Associate
