Business and Facilities Real Estate Associate Attorney

Responsibilities

• Lead legal oversight of real property acquisition and disposition transactions.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and other regulatory obligations for such transactions.
• Review title, zoning, easements, and property-related due diligence.
• Provide legal oversight for facilities operations.
• Review and negotiate facility-related vendor agreements and service contracts.
• Support school site renovations, relocations, and capital improvement projects.
• Draft and review public bidding documents and negotiate the resulting contracts.
• Ensure contract terms appropriately address liability, indemnification, and school district specific interests.
• Ensure compliance with competitive bidding and public entity procurement requirements.
• Resolve disputes involving leases, vendors and parties providing equipment, supplies, or services to a district.

Requirements

• Three (3) - five (5) years of practice experience.
• Commercial real estate transactions.
• Corporate contracts.
• Business operations law.
• Facilities or property management legal matters.
• Candidates must be a member of the State Bar of California.
• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school required.
• Strong experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Experience managing vendor negotiations and procurement agreements preferred.
• Prior experience in professional services or law firm environment strongly preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial real estate law and leasing strategy.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong business judgment and risk assessment capabilities.
• Ability to communicate complex legal issues coherently to district administrators.
• Strong project management and organizational planning skills.
• Ability to balance legal protection with practical business solutions.
• High degree of discretion and confidentiality.

Benefits

F3 Law offers a supportive and intellectually engaging work environment, reasonable billable hours, annual billable hour bonuses, comprehensive health insurance benefits, and a 401(k) plan with profit-sharing contributions.