Senior Attorney- Real Estate
About The Position
The Senior Attorney provides legal advisory and support across the Company’s real estate operations, disputes, and transactions, and serves as a strategic partner to business stakeholders on a broad range of legal and real property matters. The role has no supervisory responsibilities and may include other company-related legal functions and compliance-related tasks as needed. The position is performed in an office setting and is generally sedentary, with computer use and occasional walking or standing. The employee may occasionally need to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds and must be able to travel 10% of the time.
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
- Excellent academic record.
- Active membership in good standing in at least one State bar.
- Minimum of three to five years of relevant legal experience.
- Real estate transactional 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.
Nice To Haves
- A combination of law firm and in-house experience.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate real estate documents, including commercial leases, amendments, estoppels, purchase and sale agreements, easements, SNDAs, and demand letters.
- Provide counsel to the Real Estate Department and field operations on real estate matters.
- Coordinate real estate due diligence for M&A transactions with the Company’s M&A team and outside counsel.
- Oversee or conduct title and survey review and manage title issue resolution for 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.
- 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 related to facility development, expansion, and operations.
- Manage and evaluate outside counsel to ensure high-value, efficient representation.
- Manage the legal aspects of the Company’s real property portfolio and identify portfolio optimization opportunities.
- Research and evaluate legal and other technology tools for the Real Estate Department and Legal Department optimization strategy.
- Fulfill other company-related legal functions as needed, including compliance-related tasks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
