Description:
Job Description:The Real Estate & Development Unit is currently seeking a licensed Pennsylvania Attorney to fill a Senior Attorney position or a Deputy City Solicitor position. A potential Senior Attorney will have 10 or more years of experience as an attorney practicing transactional law and a potential Deputy City Solicitor will have between 5 to 10 years of experience as an attorney practicing transactional law. All candidates must have a strong interest in real estate and contract law and will work on transactional matters including negotiating and reviewing leases, license- agreements, deeds, declarations of taking, grant agreements, and professional service contracts as well as reviewing land and title documents, appraisals, and title policies.
Essential Functions:
In addition to the Position Summary, responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Advising and representing City Departments in all real estate transactions involving the use of City property or the City's use of private property.
- Reviewing and evaluating federal and state laws and City ordinances that affect the real estate functions of the City.
- Researching and analyzing issues and drafting documents relating to the real estate law, the Philadelphia Code and the Philadelphia Charter.
Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Intermediate to expert knowledge of specialized laws, legal codes, government regulations and executive orders related to real estate transactions and transactional law.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and simultaneously handle numerous assignments of diverse subject matters.
- Ability to analyze large amounts of information, determine relevant facts, and propose viable solutions.
- Ability to research legal and non-legal sources to advise how the law and established processes apply to a specific matter.
- Ability to lead transactions from start to finish without much needed direction or oversight, utilizing broad expertise to negotiate with outside parties and counsel city clients.
- Ability to write and speak persuasively.
- Ability to work with multiple City Departments, develop effective working relationships with clients, and manage high-profile communications with external stakeholders.
- Willingness and ability to mentor and guide more junior attorneys in the Unit.
- Commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Proficiency in MS Word, Office, Excel, MS Teams and Outlook.
Qualifications:
- Deputy City Solicitor candidates should have a minimum of four (4) plus years of relevant legal experience in real estate/commercial transaction law.
- Senior Attorney candidates should have a minimum of nine (9) plus years of legal experience in real estate/commercial transaction law.
- Candidates must have a law degree from an ABA accredited law school and must either be a member in good standing of the Pennsylvania Bar, or eligible to become a member of the Pennsylvania Bar within six (6) months.