Real Estate Associate

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking a Real Estate Associate with at least two years of experience to join our Minneapolis office. This associate will have the opportunity to work on a wide array of complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development and financing.

• Drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements and coordinating closings
• Drafting and negotiating leases and lease amendments
• Drafting and negotiating mortgage loan documents
• Overseeing title and survey reviews and other real estate due diligence

This associate will join Dorsey’s Real Estate Practice Group with attorneys across the U.S. who represent developers, investors, lenders and borrowers, landlords and tenants, property managers, and contractors, as well as corporate users and governmental authorities, in connection with the acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, property management, operation and development of real estate.

• At least two years of commercial real estate experience
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Top academic credentials
• Minnesota bar admission

For Minneapolis applicants only, the salary range for this position is $210,000 – $300,000. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. The individual hired for this position may have the option of electing a lower billable‑hours track with a proportional reduction in salary. Associates are eligible to participate in Dorsey’s associate bonus program, subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.

• Comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for infertility, gender‑affirming care, behavioral health, and access to virtual providers
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Basic and optional life insurance
• Short and long‑term disability
• Flexible time off
• Up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave with an additional 6‑8 weeks of paid short‑term disability for attorneys who give birth
• Paid holidays
• Adoption assistance
• Healthcare, dependent care, and transportation pre‑tax reimbursement accounts
• Back‑up child and elder care program
• Education and college advising program; virtual tutoring
• Wellbeing programs and activities
• Mass transit program (certain offices)
• Travel assistance program
• 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost
• Potential discretionary bonus, productivity bonus, clerkship bonus, relocation expenses, and bar review expenses
• First‑year associate salary advance and bar review stipend
• (Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria and may result in taxable income to the recipient.)

You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, affectional preference, disability, age, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, military or veteran status, or any other legally‑protected status.

Dorsey participates in E‑Verify.

Dorsey accepts online applications at  We do not accept application materials by mail or email except as a reasonable accommodation for qualified disabled applicants. Dorsey is committed to providing disability and religious‑based accommodations, as well as menopause, pregnancy, and lactation‑related reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation in connection with the application or interview processes, or you have questions about a workplace reasonable accommodation, please contact us at 612‑492‑5033.