[Hiring] Business and Real Estate Attorney @CunninghamLegal

Role Description

CunninghamLegal is a growing California law firm serving clients in business, real estate, tax, estate planning, and trusts. We seek an ambitious, detail-oriented business and real estate attorney to work primarily behind the scenes in support of the head of the Business & Real Estate Department. Under the department head’s supervision, the attorney will:

• Conduct legal research and analysis.
• Draft and review transactional documents.
• Support transactions and manage matters.
• Collaborate with the firm’s attorneys and support teams.

Strong direct client communication skills are essential, and the attorney must be comfortable speaking with prospective and existing clients professionally by phone, video, and in person. As the attorney develops, the role offers opportunities to:

• Assume increasing responsibility.
• Independently conduct client appointments and consultations.
• Potentially grow into a future in-person lead attorney for the department.

The ideal candidate is motivated to build the substantive knowledge, judgment, and client-service skills required for an independent, client-facing role.

Qualifications

• Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California.
• Two to five years of experience as a business, corporate, and/or real estate transactional attorney.
• Substantial experience conducting legal research and analysis, drafting contracts and transaction documents, supporting negotiations and closings, and communicating professionally with clients.
• Working knowledge of federal and California tax considerations affecting entity formation, corporate transactions, real estate ownership and transfers, asset-protection planning, California Proposition 19, and Section 1031 exchanges.
• Estate planning knowledge and/or business litigation experience is preferred but not required.
• The ideal candidate is ambitious, receptive to supervision and feedback, and motivated to progress from behind-the-scenes support to independently conducting client appointments and consultations and potentially serving as a future in-person lead attorney.

Requirements

• Excellent written and oral communication, client service, meeting etiquette, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong legal research, analytical, problem-solving, drafting, organizational, proofreading, and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple matters and work effectively under the department head’s supervision.
• Proficiency with office technology and case/task-management systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with the department head, other attorneys, and legal support staff.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Matching 401(k).
• Health, vision, and dental benefits.
• Bonus opportunity.
• Origination bonus.

Company Description

CunninghamLegal is an Equal Opportunity Employer.