Barnes & Thornburg LLP is looking to add an Associate to our Real Estate practice in our Columbus, OH Office. This is an opportunity to help with community development, affordable and low income housing tax credits, and other tax credit and real estate transactions. The ideal candidate should have one to three years of commercial real estate experience, strong transactional skills, and a track record of negotiating, managing and closing acquisitions, dispositions and related financings. Tax credit experience is preferred but not required. Candidates should also have a solid academic background, strong analytical, legal research, and writing skills, as well as interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will also demonstrate initiative, a strong work ethic and be highly motivated. Candidates must either be admitted in OH, or have the ability to waive into the Ohio bar. We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless whether such party has a recruiting contract with us. Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Statement Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, term