Associate Attorney – Real Estate

A well-established regional law firm is seeking two Real Estate Associate Attorneys to join its growing Pennsylvania real estate practice. Candidates may sit in either the York or Lancaster office, depending on location preference.

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Salary: $160,000 - $200,000 per year

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Real Estate Associate Attorney

York, PA or Lancaster, PA | Hybrid | 2+ Years of Experience

A well-established regional law firm is seeking two Real Estate Associate Attorneys to join its growing Pennsylvania real estate practice. Candidates may sit in either the York or Lancaster office, depending on location preference.

This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney with 2+ years of substantive real estate experience who wants sophisticated transactional work, meaningful client interaction, and long-term growth within a collaborative regional platform.

The Practice

The firm's real estate team represents businesses, developers, investors, financial institutions, municipalities, and other clients across a broad range of commercial real estate matters. The group advises clients throughout the lifecycle of a transaction, including acquisitions and sales, leasing, development, land use, financing, and due diligence.

Why join us?

Schedule & Billables
Hybrid work environment
Approximately 1,800–1,850 annual billable hours
Attorneys are expected to maintain meaningful connection with their local office, clients, and practice team
Compensation

Target compensation approximately $160,000+ depending on experience, credentials, and relevant real estate background.

Additional compensation may be available based on performance and billable production.

Why Consider This Opportunity?
Sophisticated regional real estate practice
Lower billable expectations than many larger law-firm platforms
Direct client exposure and meaningful responsibility
Opportunity to work closely with senior real estate attorneys
Collaborative and business-minded culture
Hybrid flexibility
Strong long-term advancement potential
Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
Firmwide emphasis on work-life balance and employee wellness

The firm has 120+ attorneys across Pennsylvania and Maryland and maintains a broad full-service platform, allowing the real estate group to collaborate with attorneys across corporate, finance, construction, environmental, tax, litigation, and other complementary practices.

Location

Candidates may choose between:

York, Pennsylvania
or
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

This provides flexibility to build a practice in the Pennsylvania community that best aligns with the attorney's professional and personal goals.

Job Details

Responsibilities

The associate will work closely with experienced partners while taking increasing ownership of matters involving:

Commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions
Purchase and sale agreements
Commercial leasing
Real estate financing
Title, survey, zoning, environmental, and other due diligence
Land use, zoning, subdivision, and development matters
Entity formation and transaction structuring
Development and construction-related real estate matters
Drafting and negotiating transactional documents
Direct communication with clients, lenders, opposing counsel, and other transaction participants
Ideal Background
2+ years of real estate law experience
Experience with commercial acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financing, development, or related transactional matters
Strong drafting and negotiation skills
Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines
Strong legal research and analytical skills
Business-minded approach to client counseling
Interest in building long-term client relationships
Pennsylvania Bar admission or eligibility to become admitted
J.D. from an accredited law school

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