Commercial Real Estate Attorney - Virginia

Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities? Join our team! We are expanding our Business Group and seeking an experienced attorney to join our widely recognized and respected Commercial Real Estate Team in Virginia Beach. This attorney does not need a book of business and will be stepping into a well‑run, busy transactional practice!

• Represent developers, lenders, landlords, and community associations.
• Handle commercial real estate transactions, including acquisition, purchase, financing, and leasing.
• Assist with community association formation, registration, governance, and compliance for residential, commercial, and mixed‑use condominiums.
• Review, analyze, negotiate, and draft agreements, deeds, loan documents, leases, declarations, and covenants.
• Manage others to ensure timely closings and meet milestones.

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in Virginia.
• 6+ years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong knowledge of commercial real estate law, real estate, and related areas.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.

Sands Anderson will not accept applicants submitted through search firms or legal recruiters for this position; only direct self-applications from candidates will be accepted. Candidates open to relocation are encouraged to apply and will be considered with a competitive relocation package.

Interested candidates should apply today!

Sands Anderson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drugfree Workplace.

Firms that wish to present candidates to Sands Anderson PC must have an active agreement in place. Firms will not be entitled to receive any compensation as a result of a decision by Sands Anderson PC to offer employment to any such candidate unless an active agreement is in place between our law firm and your search firm, and then only on the terms, and subject to the conditions, contained in our agreement.

All search firm candidates should be submitted via the Search Firm Portal. Search firms that do not introduce a candidate through our portal will not be recognized by Sands Anderson PC for purposes of “ownership” of the candidate. For questions or access to the portal, please contact Liz Coleman, Director of Talent Acquisition.