Senior Corporate Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions (Real Estate)

About the Role

Provide legal support for our high-volume Mergers & Acquisitions team with respect to real estate matters. The role will focus on drafting, reviewing, negotiating and redlining real estate agreements — including ground leases, easements, and fee simple acquisitions —, performing real estate due diligence (including title and survey analysis) as well as the supervision and time-management of administrative staff and paralegals, all in connection with M&A transactions. The ideal candidate shall be able to responsibly self-start and logically self-prioritize matters in a fast-paced environment with a wide range of hierarchical positions. The attorney will partner cross-functionally within the M&A team and with other departments and play a key role in managing and executing transactions from inception through closing.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and redline real estate agreements, including: Ground Leases, Tenant Leases, Easements, Purchase Agreements, Closing Documents, Various other contracts and agreements
• Analyze title commitments, survey and other due diligence materials and recommend solutions for curing identified issues, if any
• Work with internal colleagues at the M&A department to identify and resolve due diligence issues
• Manage transactions through closing
• Ensure timely and accurate closings
• Prioritize deal demands
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, sellers, and title agents
• Provide legal guidance and respond to real estate related questions
• Assist with amendments, extensions, terminations, expansions, assignments, and other modifications to existing real estate agreements
• Supervision and management of administrative staff and paralegals and, if and as needed, outside counsel
• Self-motivated with the ability to take ownership of matters and drive transactions forward
• Hard-working and responsive with a sense of follow-through
• Detail-oriented, with a high level of accuracy in drafting, reviewing, and managing transaction documents
• Team player who collaborates with legal internal and external colleagues and business partners

Qualifications & Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
• Active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 6-10 years of experience practicing real estate law in a law firm or in-house for a large size company
• Sophisticated real estate knowledge, with strong title and survey analysis and problem-solving abilities — highly preferred
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail in the preparation and review of contracts and supporting documents
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to accomplish multiple tasks within agreed upon timeframes