About the Role
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP is seeking third-year law students for an entry-level associate position in the Real Estate practice group, starting in the fall of 2027. This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a leading international law firm at the forefront of the market, handling sophisticated matters for national and global clients.
Responsibilities
- Draft carefully and analytically.
- Take responsibility for projects.
- Be organized.
- Assist with a wide range of fast-moving transactions and large portfolios.
- Anticipate issues, structure solutions, and deliver thoughtful, precise work product.
- Engage in client service and team-based practice.
Requirements
- Must be a third-year law student in good standing.
- Pursuing a Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Must receive J.D. prior to fall 2027.
- Demonstrated record of academic achievement.
- Excellent writing and interpersonal skills.
- Possess experience that will contribute to a successful career in the legal field.
- Be collaborative, responsive, and relationship-driven.
- Genuine interest in client service and team-based practice.
Skills
- Writing skills
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- Chicago
- Phoenix
- San Francisco
- Seattle
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Education Level
- Juris Doctor
Salary/Compensations
- $225,000 annually in California, Illinois, and Washington State.
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Personal medical leave
- Parental leave
- Up to ten paid holidays
- Family care benefits
About the Company
- Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP is a leading international law firm.
- Listed on Fortune’s Best Places to Work for 24 consecutive years.
- Recognized for creating a workplace culture where all employees have the opportunity to grow and reach their full potential.
- An Am Law 50 firm handling sophisticated matters at the local, national, and increasingly global level.
- The Real Estate practice represents national and global clients in complex acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and development, real estate finance, and portfolio management across a wide range of asset classes.
- Work focuses on core and emerging assets such as office, industrial, retail, hospitality, real estate finance, CMBS work outs, development work for mixed use and emerging asset types (including an active and growing data center practice encompassing colocation transactions, hyperscaler leasing, and powered land acquisitions), as well as work on large, multi-site portfolios for some of the world’s most well-known corporate and technology companies.
- Routinely work across offices and collaborate with colleagues nationwide to deliver coordinated, practical solutions at scale.
Equal Opportunity
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records who reside in Los Angeles County, San Diego County, or San Francisco County will be considered for employment in accordance with the applicable Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
