Real Estate & Corporate Counsel

CI Financial•Miami, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team that values your ambition and empowers your growth At Corient, we help high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families to enjoy a full life, while enabling them to preserve their wealth for future generations, and provide for the people, causes and communities they care about. We focus on exceeding expectations, simplifying lives, and establishing legacies that last for generations. We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. If you want to work for a company that values your contributions and supports your growth, we would like to meet you. At Corient, we help high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families to enjoy a full life, while enabling them to preserve their wealth for future generations, and provide for the people, causes and communities they care about. We focus on exceeding expectations, simplifying lives, and establishing legacies that last for generations. We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. If you want to work for a company that values your contributions and supports your growth, we would like to meet you. Location: Miami, FL Overview: We are seeking a smart, hardworking attorney to join our Legal Team and provide end-to-end legal support to our Real Estate function that manages 50+ office leases nationwide, as well as a variety of other legal matters. As a key member of our lean legal team, you will play a critical role in supporting our fast-growing firm across a variety of legal functions, and you will collaborate cross-functionally to drive process improvements and enhance operational efficiency. You will report to a senior attorney on our legal team. This is a full-time, exempt position at our headquarters in Miami’s Brickell financial district. We believe an in-office presence is key to building our business, driving high performance and creating a team-based culture. Accordingly, you must be willing to join us in the office during the work week. This is a great opportunity to join a supportive, dynamic and friendly legal team at a fast-growing firm. Come join us on our journey to become the world’s preeminent wealth management firm.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school and a member in good standing of a U.S. state bar.
3-5 years of experience in a top-tier real estate leasing practice.
Substantial experience with all aspects of the real estate leasing lifecycle, including commercial leases and AIA agreements, lease negotiation, green leasing terms, and real estate deal structure.
Experience with vendor and supplier contracts.
Experience with corporate governance and general corporate work.
Exceptional judgment, balancing risk with business priorities.
Hardworking, motivated, proactive and results oriented.
Comfortable fielding questions from the most senior to the most junior teammates.
Exceedingly organized and meticulous.
Unquestioned integrity.
Desire to be part of a fast-growing firm.
Team oriented with the ability to build relationships and earn the respect of others.
Excellent communication (verbal and written), organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple groups and functions.
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
For U.S. employment opportunities, Corient hires U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Corient will require proof of work authorization.
Must be willing to execute Corient’s Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which require, among other things, post-employment obligations relating to non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disclosure.

Nice To Haves

Material lessee experience is a significant plus.
In-house legal experience is a plus.
Litigation experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Support all legal aspects of the office lease lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating letters of intent, leases, sub-leases, estoppels, SNDAs and other related documents and agreements, as well as service and supplier contracts with a wide range of real estate, architecture, and facilities vendors.
Draft, review, and negotiate assignments, terminations, and consolidations of leases and vendor agreements and support corporate governance matters, including in the context of M&A transactions and integrations.
Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of vendor contracts, including non-disclosure agreements, software, SaaS and other technology-related agreements.
Manage third-party litigation, including document production in response to third-party subpoenas, with the support of outside counsel.
Facilitate efficient coordination of workstreams between internal legal resources, internal functions, and outside counsel.
Perform other work and projects, as assigned.