Associate Legal Counsel

About Kayne Anderson Real Estate

Kayne Anderson Real Estate is a leading real estate investment firm, managing approximately $16.5 billion in assets under management across opportunistic equity, core equity, and real estate debt, with sector expertise in medical office, seniors housing, off-campus student housing, multifamily housing, and self-storage. Kayne Anderson Real Estate is part of Kayne Anderson, a $36 billion alternative investment management firm with more than 40 years of successful experience in the real estate, renewable and energy infrastructure, energy, credit, and growth capital sectors.

The depth and diversity of Kayne Anderson Real Estate’s development and operational expertise gives the Firm credibility in dealing with sellers, intermediaries, and operating partners. With more than 100 professionals, Kayne Anderson Real Estate has consistently demonstrated its ability to bring more to an opportunity than equity capital, enhancing a project’s overall performance and quality by incorporating best practices and effective alternatives in the design, construction, documentation, financing, and operation of investments. This credibility and value-add, combined with a reputation for quick response, firm commitment, and timely execution, has solidified Kayne Anderson Real Estate’s favorable reputation and resulted in solid relationships with developers, owners, operators, financing sources, and other intermediaries.

Position Overview

Kayne Anderson Real Estate is looking to hire an attorney who is energetic, motivated, eager to learn, a hard worker and who exhibits strong leadership and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate has a strong interest in real estate transactions and 4 to 8 years of experience with general commercial real estate law, joint venture agreements, and/or development and construction contracts. The attorney will have opportunity to work with and learn from experienced, top tier real estate lawyers on sophisticated and interesting development, acquisition, and disposition transactions. 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Purchase and sale agreements for single asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions
• Joint venture operating agreements
• Development agreements, general contractor agreements, and associated development and construction agreements
• Loan documents (both loan originations and borrowings)
• Ground leases and other leasing transactions
• Real estate legal due diligence, including experience reviewing and solving title, survey, environmental and zoning issues

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
• Admission to a state bar and in good standing
• 4+ years of relevant experience in real estate law
• Strong understanding of real estate transactions
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience with a variety of complex commercial real estate transactions, including joint ventures, developments, acquisitions, dispositions, and financing transactions
• Analytical, creative, and innovative approach to solving problems
• Excellent negotiation and written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Location: Boca Raton, Florida

• Compensation package that is competitive with New York market standards
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (dependent care, healthcare, limited purpose FSA)
• Accident and Critical Illness insurance
• Long Term Disability insurance
• Competitive 401(k) benefits
• Pet healthcare savings program
• Member’s Only Healthcare - healthcare navigation
• WellHub - corporate wellness platform
• $10,000 lifetime reimbursement for family forming services (e.g. IVF, adoption, surrogacy)
• Fertility coaching services
• Rocket Lawyer legal benefits
• Reimbursement of professional society memberships and exam fees
• Up to $10,000 matching annually for contributions to qualified non-for-profit organizations
• Parental leave

Employment with the company is contingent on the applicant being able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States at the time of hire.

Kayne Anderson is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.