Corporate Counsel

Overview:
An Award-Winning Builder Corporate Counsel will assist with multi-divisional legal initiatives. This position will report to the Chief Administrative and General Counsel. This position will handle complex legal matters and projects including priority on drafting real estate transaction documents and counsel internal business partners on real estate transactions including dispositions, acquisitions, contract disputes and asset management. A JD with at least 7 years of transactional real estate experience is required for this role. Some travel will be necessary between our California and Colorado Divisions.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiate and draft real property purchase and sale agreements, letters of intent, trade and supplier contracts, development agreements, lending agreements, and other documents associated with real estate development and homebuilding.
• Review and draft contracts, discussing issues and priorities with the business teams and corporate leadership at various stages of each project.
• Draft and negotiate subcontractor, architect, engineer, and supplier agreements.
• Draft correspondence and reports summarizing research findings and offer guidance regarding liability.
• Partner with revenue recognition, sales operations, technology operations, and other stakeholder teams to ensure agreements are consistent with internal corporate policies and processes.
• Ensure actions taken by the development team are prudent and supportive of a successful project.
• Provide proactive and strategic advice to help the development team achieve project objectives.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate required.
• Admitted to practice in California.
• 7+ years experience as a transactional real estate attorney.
• Experience may be a combination of law firm and in-house real estate work.
• Ability to operate with limited supervision, counsel senior business clients, handle challenging negotiations, develop, and manage processes and exhibit sound judgment.
• Highly developed analytical, conceptual and organizational skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot and take-cation without direction when appropriate are of responsibility.
• Familiarity with project development, project financing, real estate, construction and/or environmental permitting is preferred.
• Willingness to develop skills in new areas and flexibility to assist the operations team in its activities and its mission as needs arise.
• Ability to deliver high-level client service to internal departments and perform excellent work under time pressure.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Climited collaboration and coordination with outside counsel.