Real Estate & Leasing Attorney - Can Be Remote
<p>We are working with a Fortune 500 Company who has a need for a real estate attorney with broad based experience including leasing and negotiation of purchase & sale agreements</p><p><br></p><p>Provides legal counsel and strategic support across the Company’s real estate operations, transactions, disputes, and related matters. Serves as a trusted business partner to the Real Estate Department, field operations, M&A team, and other stakeholders, providing practical legal guidance across a broad range of real estate and business issues while proactively identifying and mitigating legal and operational risk.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of real estate agreements and documents, including commercial leases, lease amendments, estoppels, purchase and sale agreements, easements, SNDAs, demand letters, and related documentation.</li><li>Provide day-to-day legal counsel and strategic guidance to the Real Estate Department and field operations on real estate matters.</li><li>Coordinate real estate legal due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions in partnership with the Company’s M&A team and outside counsel.</li><li>Lead or oversee title and survey review and coordinate the identification and resolution of title, survey, and other property-related issues arising in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, leasing transactions, and other real estate activities.</li><li>Manage landlord-tenant disputes, property rights matters, and other real estate-related controversies, including developing resolution strategies and directing outside counsel as appropriate.</li><li>Provide legal guidance on land use, zoning, permitting, entitlements, and related matters associated with facility development, expansion, redevelopment, and ongoing operations.</li><li>Select, engage, and manage outside counsel to ensure high-quality, cost-effective, and efficient legal representation.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Qualifications</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.</li><li>Excellent academic record.</li><li>Active license and membership in good standing with at least one state bar.</li><li>4+ years of relevant legal experience, with significant transactional real estate experience required, including leasing, and drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial real estate.</li><li>Experience managing real estate due diligence, title and survey matters, and landlord-tenant or other real estate disputes.</li><li>A combination of law firm and in-house legal experience is strongly preferred.</li><li>Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, work independently, and collaborate across functions in a fast-paced business environment.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If interested, please email david@hertnerblock.com</p>