Commercial Real Estate Transaction Attorney Sarasota, FL

Why this role Handle sophisticated commercial real estate deals, and work at a firm that handles real complexity? You'll manage acquisitions, dispositions, and financings for serious commercial clients not just push paper through closings. At BPE, you'll partner with experienced attorneys on joint ventures, fund work, and mixed-use developments, with the support and infrastructure to actually do the work well. No billable-hour pressure and a culture that respects your time. What you'll do Manage commercial real estate transactions end-to-end from term sheet through closing. Handle acquisitions and dispositions of office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties. Draft, review, and negotiate commercial leases across asset classes. Support joint ventures, real estate fund work, and investor-side transactions. Work on construction and mortgage financing matters. Conduct thorough due diligence, including title, survey, zoning, and entitlement review and juggle multiple active deals without letting details slip. What we're looking for You bring 5+ years of commercial real estate transactional experience and can run deals independently. You're a skilled drafter and negotiator who can hold your own across the table from sophisticated counterparties. You manage competing deadlines without hand-holding and communicate clearly with clients, lenders, and other parties. A JD from an accredited law school and an active Florida Bar membership in good standing are required. Bonus points for: prior Big Law or mid-size firm transactional experience; experience with real estate funds or joint ventures; construction lending background; or multi-jurisdictional deal work. What we offer $150K-$200K base , commensurate with experience, plus bonus potential Health insurance, retirement plan, and generous PTO CLE fully covered Annual all-expenses-paid firm trip (post-eligibility) A collaborative, multi-office Florida firm with a genuine commitment to work-life balance Sophisticated deal work without the Big Law grind Ready to apply? Send your resume and a brief note about a commercial real estate deal you're proud of working on to Jennifer Youngblood, HR Director at .... We review applications on a rolling basis and aim to respond within a week.