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Mon Ami Real Estate is a fast-growing, dynamic real estate investment company based in Chicago, managing a diverse portfolio of approximately 100 commercial properties and over 150 residential units across 21 states. Since 2010, Mon Ami has developed a unique strategy focused on acquiring properties at below-market prices, driving value post-acquisition, and generating strong returns for principals, investors, and JV partners. As a vertically integrated company, Mon Ami maximizes value for stakeholders by leveraging its in-house team of real estate professionals to source, manage, redevelop, lease, and exit assets efficiently.
About Your Role:Mon Ami is seeking a strategic, business-oriented Transaction Attorney to lead all transactional legal matters across our expanding national portfolio. This role spans acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and capital-markets work from LOI through closing, with close collaboration alongside our acquisitions, asset-management, and finance teams to drive deals forward and manage risk.
Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer & SVP of Operations, this attorney will also oversee and develop a legal support bench, including a junior attorney or senior paralegal and leasing/transaction-coordination resources - ensuring strong delegation, operational leverage, and consistent deal throughput.
What You’ll Do:Lead and manage all aspects of commercial real-estate transactions nationwide, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and leasing.
Draft, review, and negotiate LOIs, purchase and sale agreements, joint-venture documents, loan agreements, leases, and closing documents.
Oversee title and survey review, due diligence, and closing coordination—clearing exceptions, managing contingencies, and ensuring timely completion of all deliverables.
Support capital-markets initiatives by reviewing and negotiating financing structures, debt documents, and related ancillary agreements.
Provide leasing expertise across retail, industrial, office, and ground leases; advise internal leasing and property-management teams on tenant issues, REAs, use restrictions, and renewals.
Develop and maintain templates, playbooks, and policies to standardize and improve efficiency in transactional processes.
Partner cross-functionally with acquisitions, asset management, property management, and accounting to identify risk, ensure compliance, and optimize deal outcomes.
Stay current on industry trends, case law, and regulatory updates affecting commercial real-estate transactions.
J.D. from an accredited law school; licensed and in good standing in at least one U.S. state with the ability to waive into Illinois.
5+ years of commercial real-estate transactional experience, ideally within a fully integrated real-estate investment, private-equity, or law-firm environment.
Proven ability to independently structure, negotiate, and close acquisitions, dispositions, and financings on a “first-chair” basis.
Deep familiarity with title/survey review, ALTA requirements, and complex closing logistics.
Excellent negotiation, communication, and drafting skills with strong business judgment and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Experience with joint ventures, entity formation, or real-estate funds is a plus.
Organized, responsive, and able to manage multiple concurrent deals in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Compensation - $175k - $215k per year (commensurate with experience) + bonus + benefits
