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At Nixon Peabody, our priority is to attract, retain, and promote talented individuals from a wide range of racial, ethnic, social, economic, religious, and personal backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations. Therefore, we encourage talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Our Real Estate Group is seeking to hire a junior to mid-level associate to join our team in Chicago. 

Nixon Peabody’s Real Estate attorneys help clients structure, negotiate and close complicated real estate and construction transactions with future-focused, business-grounded advice and practical solutions. Our team helps clients maximize and manage their institutional real estate properties and transform development and land use challenges into success stories. 

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s a chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps into the power of collaboration and collective thinking.

The ideal candidate will have two to four years of real estate transactional experience, including experience in the negotiation of commercial leases, purchase and sale agreements, real estate finance, and title and survey review.  Retail leasing experience is a plus. 

Candidates must be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently and as part of a team.  Qualified candidates will have stellar academic credentials, superb judgment and communication skills, and a commitment to providing excellent client services.

Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.  Disability / Female / Gender Identity / Minority / Sexual Orientation / Veteran. 

To comply with Federal law, Nixon Peabody participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are verified through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm their identity and employment eligibility. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and the Right to Work posters on the Nixon Peabody Careers page for more information.

All applicants for employment with NP, unless they receive an approved exemption as an accommodation for a medical issue or sincerely held religious belief, must be “Up to Date” with respect to their COVID-19 vaccinations by their hire date. “Up to Date” currently means that the applicant has completed the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech primary vaccine series, plus a booster vaccine, if eligible, or the Johnson & Johnson Janssen one dose primary vaccine, plus a booster vaccine, if eligible.