Senior Attorney- Real Estate

Builders FirstSource • Irving, TX

20h • Onsite

About The Position

We are Builders FirstSource, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. You’ll feel proud of the work you do here every day to transform the future of home building and help make the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree. Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. As such, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels.
The ideal candidate will provide legal advisory and support across the Company’s real estate operations, disputes, and transactional matters, and serve as a strategic partner to business stakeholders on a broad range of legal and real property issues.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (J. D.) from an accredited law school, excellent academic record, and active member in good standing in at least one State bar.
• Minimum three (3) to five (5) years of relevant legal experience.
• Real estate transactional experience is a must.
• Ideal candidates will have a combination of law firm and in-house experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to think strategically and translate complex legal concepts into practical business guidance.
• Ability to write using original or innovative techniques or style.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management or industry groups.
• Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Basic skills with Word Processing and Internet software.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate real estate documents including commercial leases, amendments, estoppels, purchase and sale agreements, easements, SNDAs, demand letters, and other similar documents.
• Provide counsel to Real Estate Department and field operations on real estate matters.
• Coordinate real estate due diligence in connection with M&A transactions with the Company’s M&A team and outside counsel.
• Oversee or conduct title and survey review, and manage resolution of title issues in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing transactions.
• Manage landlord-tenant disputes, property rights matters, and related real estate controversies, including directing resolution strategies and coordinating with outside counsel.
• Proactively identify potential legal risks in real estate operations and policies, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local real estate laws and regulations.
• Advise on land use, zoning, permitting, and entitlement matters in connection with facility development, expansion, and operations.
• Manage and evaluate outside counsel to ensure high-value, efficient representation.
• Proactively manage the legal aspects of the Company’s real property portfolio, including identifying portfolio optimization opportunities.
• Research and evaluate legal and other technology tools for inclusion in the Real Estate Department and Legal Department’s optimization strategy.
• Fulfill other company-related legal functions, as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned, including, but not limited to, compliance-related tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love.
• Great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior