Real Estate Portfolio Director and Legal Counsel
About The Position
Regent is a global private holding company focused on acquiring businesses and realizing exponential growth through operational improvements and strategic capital deployment. We focus on acquiring businesses with potential for significant change and rapid growth. Our portfolio includes companies across diverse industries including technology, consumer products, industrial, and media and entertainment. We are seeking an attorney to join our team to manage our large real estate portfolio, and to serve as legal counsel for real estate matters. This candidate will serve in a combined business, strategic and legal role, across our portfolio — including the structuring and negotiating of leases for our multi-unit retail portfolio companies, structuring and negotiating larger office spaces, contributing to M&A due diligence, working with management to match business needs to real estate footprint and more. Ideally this will be a business-minded individual with strong transactional lease experience and a comfortability dealing with mall-based landlords.
Requirements
- JD from an accredited law school
- Admission to the California State Bar (or any state bar)
- 4+ years of commercial real estate transactional experience
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Exceptional adherence to ethical standards
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Ability to work independently
- Strong business and financial acumen
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience working in a well-established national real estate investment firm and/or a national real estate law practice (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, revise and track leases and other real estate agreements
- Partner with management on tailoring Regent’s real estate footprint to business needs
- Negotiate leases for the company’s multi-location retail portfolio companies
- Negotiate office leases across the portfolio companies
- Provide legal support to the internal team regarding complex real estate issues
- Identify different methods for improved practices
- Assist with mergers and acquisitions, and succession planning of businesses and real estate
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
