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Corporate Associate - CC or DTLA

Office Century City
Practice Area Corporate
Date Posted Apr 30, 2025
Application Deadline Apr 30, 2035

Century City or Los Angeles

Allen Matkins is seeking an associate with 5 – 6 years of experience to join our expanding Corporate team. This position can sit in either DTLA or CC.  The ideal candidate will have:

 
- Significant experience with real estate joint ventures (including preferred equity joint ventures), and securities offerings related to joint ventures and other syndications 
- Extensive experience in drafting LLC agreements, LP agreements, and other related documentation.
- Extensive experience with fund formation (real estate, as well as venture and/or private equity).
Experience M&A transactions, including with asset and equity purchase transactions.
- Experience with other securities transactional and regulatory matters, including compliance with the Investment Company Act, the Investment Advisers Act, the Securities Act, and other regulatory requirements, is preferred but not required. 
 Excellent academic credentials, analytical skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills (extensive prior client interaction is preferred).
- Strong work ethic, self-starter, and a team-oriented attitude.
- AmLaw 200 firm experience preferred.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.
 
 
This is an opportunity to join an entrepreneurial and collaborative team, working closely with our senior corporate attorneys supporting companies in sophisticated business transactions across the country. 

 

The anticipated salary for this full-time role is $275,000 to $300,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications. 

 
Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.

Joint Ventures Associate - DTLA

Office Los Angeles
Practice Area Joint Ventures
Date Posted Jun 23, 2025
Application Deadline Jun 23, 2035

Los Angeles 

Allen Matkins is seeking an associate with 2 - 4 years of experience with joint ventures. Ideal candidates will have:

 
- Experience with complex and highly sophisticated real estate joint ventures and complex real estate limited liability company and partnership agreements.
- Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Candidates should be able to work in a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.
- Major law firm experience preferred.
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.

 

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $210,000 to $250,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

 
Interested applicants should upload a resume, transcript, and deal sheet. 

Joint Ventures Associate - DTLA

Office Los Angeles
Practice Area Joint Ventures
Date Posted Mar 04, 2025
Application Deadline Mar 04, 2035

Los Angeles 

Allen Matkins is seeking an associate with 3 - 6 years of experience with joint ventures. Ideal candidates will have:

 
- Experience with complex and highly sophisticated real estate joint ventures and complex real estate limited liability company and partnership agreements.
- Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Candidates should be able to work in a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.
- Major law firm experience preferred.
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.

 

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $225,000 to $300,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

 
Interested applicants should upload a resume, transcript, and deal sheet. 

Joint Ventures Associate - OC

Office Orange County
Practice Area Joint Ventures
Date Posted Mar 04, 2025
Application Deadline Mar 04, 2035

Orange County

Allen Matkins is seeking an associate with 3 - 6 years of experience with joint ventures. Ideal candidates will have:

 
- Experience with complex and highly sophisticated real estate joint ventures and complex real estate limited liability company and partnership agreements.
- Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Candidates should be able to work in a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.
- Major law firm experience preferred.
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.

 

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $225,000 to $300,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

 
Interested applicants should upload a resume, transcript, and deal sheet. 

Joint Ventures Associate - SF

Office San Francisco
Practice Area Joint Ventures
Date Posted Jun 23, 2025
Application Deadline Jun 23, 2035

San Francisco 

Allen Matkins is seeking an associate with 2 - 4 years of experience with joint ventures. Ideal candidates will have:

 

- Experience with complex and highly sophisticated real estate joint ventures and complex real estate limited liability company and partnership agreements.

- Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.

- Candidates should be able to work in a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.

- Major law firm experience preferred.

- A high level of academic achievement.

- Admission to the State Bar of California.

 

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $210,000 to $250,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.


Interested applicants should upload a resume, transcript, and deal sheet. 

Labor & Employment Associate - SF

Office San Francisco
Practice Area Labor & Employment
Date Posted Feb 26, 2024
Application Deadline Apr 16, 2027

San Francisco 

The San Francisco office is seeking a labor and employment associate with 2  – 4 years of experience to join a collaborative practice with challenging matters and high-profile national clients. Ideal candidates will have:

 

- Experience handling a broad range of employment or other complex commercial litigation, including single and/or multi-plaintiff litigation in federal and state court and arbitration, working on wage and hour, discrimination, and other class action lawsuits, drafting and responding to discovery and initial pleadings, depositions, and substantive motion practice.

- Experience with employment advisory matters is preferred.

- Excellent academic credentials, analytical skills, and verbal and written communication skills.

- Admission to the State Bar of California.

 
This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with partners and contribute to a dynamic team with a strong presence across California.
 

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $210,000 to $250,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

 

Interested applicants should upload a resume, transcript, and writing sample. 

Land Use Associate - OC

Office Orange County
Practice Area Land Use
Date Posted May 14, 2025
Application Deadline May 14, 2030

Land Use Associate

Orange County

Allen Matkins is seeking an associate with 4 -7 years of experience to join our expanding Land Use team in Orange County. Ideal candidates will have:

 
- Experience with a full spectrum of land use and natural resources matters, including due diligence, entitlements, and environmental review under CEQA is required
Land use and/or CEQA litigation experience is helpful but not required.
- Experience with natural resources, wetlands, endangered species, California Coastal Commission, BCDC, the Subdivision Map Act and/or NHPA is helpful but not required.
- Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Candidates should be able to work in a team and handle significant individual responsibilities.
- Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and client service.
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.
 

This is an opportunity to work closely with a collaborative team of experienced land use attorneys representing developers, property owners, and investors to guide projects from the planning phase through the increasingly complex regulatory, compliance, and approval process.

 

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $250,000 to $315,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications. 

Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample.

Real Estate Associate - CC

Office Century City
Practice Area Real Estate
Date Posted Jan 01, 2024
Application Deadline Jan 01, 2027
Century City

The Century City office is seeking a real estate associate with 3 – 5 years of experience related to a broad range of commercial real estate transactions. Ideal candidates will have:

- Experience in drafting and revising commercial leases and purchase and sale agreements.
- Candidates should possess a strong background in title and survey review, as well as closing purchase and sale transactions.
- Excellent writing, strong organizational and analytical skills, attention to detail, and an interest in learning.
- Candidates should be able to work in a team but also handle significant individual responsibilities.
- Demonstrated interest in the real estate industry, including participation in ULI, NAIOP, or CREFC.
- Am Law 200 law firm experience preferred.
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.

This is an opportunity to work on sophisticated matters with some of California's most highly regarded real estate lawyers.

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $225,000 to $275,000 per year.  Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.


Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.

Real Estate Associate - DTLA

Office Los Angeles
Practice Area Real Estate
Date Posted Jan 14, 2025
Application Deadline Jan 14, 2035
Los Angeles

Allen Matkins is seeking a real estate associate to work primarily on leasing matters in our Downtown Los Angeles office. Candidates should have 4 – 5 years of significant experience in drafting related to a broad range of commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on office, retail, and industrial leases. Ideal candidates will have:

- Excellent writing, strong organizational and analytical skills, and an interest in learning.
- Candidates should be able to work in a team but also handle significant individual responsibilities.
- Additional experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, finance, title and survey review, and general transactional due diligence is helpful. Experience with data center leasing is helpful but not required.
- Major law firm experience preferred..
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.

This is an opportunity to work with some of the most highly regarded real estate lawyers in California on sophisticated matters.

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $250,000 to $275,000 per year.  Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.


Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.

Real Estate Associate - NY

Office New York
Practice Area Real Estate
Date Posted Mar 21, 2025
Application Deadline Mar 19, 2035

 

New York

Allen Matkins is seeking a real estate associate to work primarily on leasing matters in our New York office. Candidates should have 4 - 5 years of significant experience in drafting related to a broad range of commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on office, retail, and industrial leases. Ideal candidates will have:

Excellent writing, strong organizational and analytical skills, and an interest in learning.
Candidates should be able to work as part of a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.
 - Additional experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, finance, title and survey review, and general transactional due diligence is helpful. Experience with data center leasing is helpful but not required.
- Major law firm experience preferred.
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the New York State Bar.

This is an opportunity to work with some of the most highly regarded real estate lawyers on sophisticated matters.

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $280,000 to $325,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.

Real Estate Associate - OC

Office Orange County
Practice Area Real Estate
Date Posted Jul 18, 2025
Application Deadline Jul 18, 2027

Real Estate Associate

Orange County

Allen Matkins is seeking a Real Estate associate for our Orange County office. Candidates should have 3 – 6 years of experience related to a broad range of commercial real estate transactions. Ideal candidates will have:

 - Experience in drafting and revising commercial leases and purchase and sale agreements, and should possess a strong background in title and survey review, and closing purchase and sale transactions.

- Additional experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, finance, title and survey review, and general transactional due diligence is helpful. Experience with data center leasing is helpful but not required.

- Excellent writing, strong organizational, analytical skills, attention to detail, and an interest in learning.

- Candidates should be able to work in a team but also handle significant individual responsibilities.

- Major law firm experience preferred.

- A high level of academic achievement.

- Admission to the State Bar of California.

This is an opportunity to work with some of the most highly regarded real estate lawyers in California on sophisticated matters.

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $225,000  to $300,000 per year.  Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample.

Real Estate Associate - SF

Office San Francisco
Practice Area Real Estate
Date Posted May 20, 2025
Application Deadline May 20, 2030

Real Estate Associate

San Francisco

Allen Matkins is seeking a real estate associate with 3 - 6 years of experience in commercial real estate transactions. Ideal candidates will have:

 

- Experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, and general transactional due diligence.

- Excellent writing, strong organizational and analytical skills, and an interest in learning.

- Candidate should be able to work as part of a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.

- Major law firm experience preferred.

- A high level of academic achievement.

- Admission to the State Bar of California.

 

This is an opportunity to work with some of the most highly regarded real estate lawyers in California on sophisticated matters.

 

The anticipated base salary for this full-time role is $225,000 to $300,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

 
Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.

Real Estate Associate - SF

Office San Francisco
Practice Area Real Estate
Date Posted Jun 27, 2025
Application Deadline Jun 27, 2030

San Francisco

 
Allen Matkins is seeking a real estate associate to join our San Francisco office, with a primary focus on leasing matters. The ideal candidate will have 2 - 8 years of solid experience drafting documents across a broad range of commercial real estate transactions, with particular emphasis on office, retail, and industrial leasing.
 
Ideal candidates will have:
 

- Excellent writing, strong organizational and analytical skills, and an interest in learning.

- Candidates should be able to work as part of a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.

- Additional experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, finance, title and survey review, and general transactional due diligence is helpful. Experience with data center leasing is helpful but not required.

- Major law firm experience preferred.

- A high level of academic achievement.

- Admission to the State Bar of California.


This is an opportunity to work with some of the most highly regarded real estate lawyers in California on sophisticated matters.
 
The anticipated base salary for this full-time role is $210,000 to $325,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.
 
Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.

Real Estate Associate - SF

Office San Francisco
Practice Area Real Estate
Date Posted Jun 27, 2025
Application Deadline Jun 27, 2030

San Francisco

Allen Matkins is seeking a real estate associate with 2 - 8 years of experience in lender-side finance transactions to join our San Francisco office. In this role, you will handle a broad spectrum of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, and financing transactions for a broad base of clients, including developers, investment companies and advisors, pension funds, and REITs.

Ideal candidates will have:

- Experience in more than one of the following areas is required: acquisitions, dispositions, complex real estate joint ventures, financing, including negotiation and preparation of loan documents, and development of commercial real estate.

- Excellent writing, organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

- Candidates should be able to work as part of a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.

- Major law firm experience preferred.

- A high level of academic achievement.

- Admission to the State Bar of California.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an entrepreneurial and collaborative team, representing clients in some of the most complex real estate transactions throughout the United States.

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $210,000 to $325,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.


Real Estate Construction Associate - CC

Office Century City
Practice Area Real Estate/Construction
Date Posted Mar 31, 2025
Application Deadline Mar 31, 2035

Real Estate Construction Transactional Associate

Century City or Orange County

 Allen Matkins is seeking a real estate associate to join our Century City or Orange County offices, with a primary focus on construction transactional matters.  The ideal candidate will have 3–4 years of experience, ideally involving litigation or transactional work related to design and architect agreements, construction contracts, engineering and consulting agreements, construction licenses and easements, development management agreements, and project management agreements.

 Candidates with a general construction litigation background will also be considered if they demonstrate a strong interest in developing expertise in drafting and negotiating complex construction transactions. Ideal candidates will have:

- Excellent writing, strong organizational and analytical skills, and an interest in learning.

- Candidates should be able to work as part of a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.

- Additional experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, finance, title and survey review, and general transactional due diligence is helpful. Experience with data center leasing is helpful but not required.

- Major law firm experience preferred.

- A high level of academic achievement.

- Admission to the State Bar of California.

This is an opportunity to work with some of the most highly regarded real estate lawyers in California on sophisticated matters.

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $225,000 to $250,000 per year.  Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.


Real Estate Construction Associate - OC

Office Orange County
Practice Area Real Estate/Construction
Date Posted Mar 31, 2025
Application Deadline Mar 31, 2035

Real Estate Construction Transactional Associate

Century City or Orange County

Allen Matkins is seeking a real estate associate to join our Century City or Orange County offices, with a primary focus on construction transactional matters.  The ideal candidate will have 3–4 years of experience, ideally involving litigation or transactional work related to design and architect agreements, construction contracts, engineering and consulting agreements, construction licenses and easements, development management agreements, and project management agreements.

Candidates with a general construction litigation background will also be considered if they demonstrate a strong interest in developing expertise in drafting and negotiating complex construction transactions. Ideal candidates will have:

- Excellent writing, strong organizational and analytical skills, and an interest in learning.

- Candidates should be able to work as part of a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.

- Additional experience with real estate acquisitions and dispositions, finance, title and survey review, and general transactional due diligence is helpful. Experience with data center leasing is helpful but not required.

- Major law firm experience preferred.

- A high level of academic achievement.

- Admission to the State Bar of California.

This is an opportunity to work with some of the most highly regarded real estate lawyers in California on sophisticated matters.

The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $225,000 to $250,000 per year.  Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.

Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.

Real Estate Equities Associate - DTLA

Office Los Angeles
Practice Area Real Estate
Date Posted Jan 14, 2025
Application Deadline Jan 14, 2035
Los Angeles

Allen Matkins is seeking a real estate associate with 4 – 6 years of experience in equity transactions to join our Downtown Los Angeles office. In this role, you will handle a broad spectrum of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, and financing transactions for a broad base of clients, including developers, investment companies and advisors, pension funds, and REITs. Ideal candidates will have:

- Significant experience in more than one of the following areas is required: acquisitions, dispositions, complex real estate joint ventures, financing, including negotiation and preparation of loan documents, and development of commercial real estate.
- Excellent writing, organizational and analytical, and communication skills.
- Candidates should be able to work in a team, but also handle significant individual responsibilities.
-Major law firm experience preferred.
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an entrepreneurial and collaborative team, representing clients in come of the most complex real estate transactions throughout the United States. The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $250,000 to $300,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications. 

Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, transcript, and deal sheet.

Sr. Environmental Attorney - California Offices

Office
Practice Area Environmental & Natural Resources Group
Date Posted Jul 22, 2024
Application Deadline Jul 22, 2027
California Offices
 
Allen Matkins is seeking an environmental attorney with 7-10 years of experience to join our nationally recognized Environmental and Natural Resources practice. Ideal candidates will have:
 
- Experience advising clients on a wide range of environmental regulatory and administrative enforcement matters, including issues arising under CERCLA, RCRA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and related California statutes.
- Significant experience handling environmental due diligence, investigation, and site and sale of known potentially contaminated property. 
- Energy, enthusiasm, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Exceptional research, analytical, interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills.
- A high level of academic achievement.
- Admission to the State Bar of California.
 
This is a great opportunity to work with a supportive team in a collegial and entrepreneurial environment.
 
The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $315,000 to $345,000 per year. Actual salary will depend upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, and qualifications.
 
Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, deal sheet, and writing sample.