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Real Estate Associate (3-5 Years) in San Francisco

Date Posted: 29 September 2026

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Real Estate Associate (3–5 Years): San Francisco, CA

Confidential application process

A respected San Francisco business law firm is looking to add an attorney with substantive commercial real estate transactional experience to its Chambers-ranked real estate group. You'll get early client-facing responsibility, sophisticated deals, and room to run your own matters, all in a collaborative midsize setting with big-firm-level pay.

What they're looking for:

  • 3–5 years of commercial real estate transactional experience
  • Experience with debt financing, joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions, development work, and title/survey matters
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Interest in client-facing responsibility, with the ability to collaborate and to own significant work independently
  • J.D. from a Top 50 law school; law school transcripts required
  • Superior legal drafting skills
  • California bar admission, or eligibility to obtain it

Logistics:

  • Base salary: $252,000–$325,000, depending on experience
  • Chambers-ranked practice group

Benefits:

  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • FSA or HSA options
  • 401(k) plan
  • 1,850-hour billable target that includes pro bono and certain administrative time
  • Significant bonuses at 1,950+ hours
  • Low-turnover, transparent culture with an associate seat on the Management Committee

Please send your confidential resume to Spencer McAdoo at spencer.mcadoo@gogpac.com or call/text 605-705-2943 to discuss this in more detail.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

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