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Do you aspire to work in an independent, full-service real estate practice — a practice that does more than assist in corporate deals? Do you want to be directly engaged in ground-breaking work — work that matters, for clients whom you know and work with closely?

From investment agreements and development projects to debt restructuring and joint venture disputes, Paul Weiss's real estate practice works on the cutting edge of every facet of the real estate industry. An extraordinary range of clients seek us out because we are real estate business advisers, offering our clients hybrid business and legal solutions. And because we counsel many different types of clients, from large financial institutions to private equity investors, these solutions demand considerable skill, flexibility and creativity from our lawyers.

Our Real Estate Department is the perfect forum for enterprising lawyers who welcome the opportunity to manage their own work and want the opportunity to deal directly with clients. Our department relies on tight-knit, collaborative approaches that fully involve associates in the details of each transaction.

Our Real Estate Department values creativity, independence and drive. There’s no better place to learn your craft and develop your skills.

For more information about our Real Estate Department, please click here.



Salvatore Gogliormella
Real Estate Associate


I think what distinguishes a real estate practice from most other areas of the law is the fact that you get to see the tangible products of your work. Some of the projects that I’m working on now are huge New York City civic projects that will shape the city in the decades to come: projects like the West Side Yards and the Nets Arena in Brooklyn. It's exciting to know I have an impact on the city where I practice.

I’m sure it’s been said a thousand times, but I think it bears repeating: when you work for a smaller department like ours, you get the best of both worlds. The benefits of being in a really large institution with incredible resources, and the personal nature of a boutique firm. We may be small, but the scope and range of the work we do is immense; we handle every type of real estate matter. And in my short time here, I’ve enjoyed a pretty diverse mix in my own practice. To be honest, I’m not quite sure how many other firms could have offered me the same experience.

The lawyers in this department are exceedingly smart. Brilliant people. I have great respect for the partners and my fellow associates. And I think the partners make a real effort to educate and train associates. They take the time to sit down and discuss the work that you’ve done and give you real feedback. So that we can develop into great real estate lawyers too.