Description:
Are you looking to apply your legal experience handling real estate matters to assist in the growth of a Top 5 U.S. REIT?Would you like to join a dynamic team of highly skilled in-house real estate attorneys?
If you enjoy hands on transactional real estate as much as we do, A Real Estate Investment Trust Company's legal team is looking for you!
A Real Estate Investment Trust Company is looking to hire a Legal/Senior Legal Counsel to provide professional leasing and property management legal services for the Company's national portfolio of properties and to counsel and support the Company's business teams on a broad range of legal matters.
What you will work on:
- Negotiating and drafting leasing related documents (e.g., amendments, consents to assignments and subleases, guaranties) to maintain occupancy in the Company's existing portfolio.
- Providing legal support to the Company's property management business team through creative problem solving.
- Counseling internal clients regarding myriad legal issues including, lease interpretation, risk mitigation strategies, and title matters.
- Supervising paralegals in performing various aspects of asset management and property management legal matters.
- Supervising outside counsel, as applicable.
- Handling a variety of legal matters relating to the operation and improvement of our ever-expanding portfolio, including renewable energy matters and other ESG initiatives.
What We Need From You:
- Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
- Legal Counsel: 3+ years of transactional real estate law experience, either in house or with a law firm.
- Senior Legal Counsel: 5+ years of transactional real estate law experience, either in house or with a law firm.
- Active bar license in good standing in the state in which you reside.
- Excellent knowledge of contracts and real estate law and excellent corporate and interpersonal communication skills.
