The Corporate Real Estate Attorney will manage all legal matters for a large commercial real estate development, including negotiating, drafting and revising a high volume of contracts, such as financing documents, tenant leases, construction agreements, service agreements, marketing agreements, consulting agreements, and all other related agreements in a professional manner.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Negotiate all contracts, such as loan agreements, financing agreements, tenant leases, construction agreements, service agreements, marketing agreements, consulting agreements and all other related agreements.
- Communicate with businesspeople and dealmakers regarding contract documents.
- Communicate with leasing agents regarding lease documents and deals made with tenants or proposed tenants. Assist leasing agents with prospective tenant proposals, including LOI’s.
- Negotiate leases, lease modifications, waivers, subordination agreements, estoppels, and termination agreements with tenants, attorneys, and brokers. Draft and revise new leases for new and existing tenants. Collect information and exhibits from other departments for final lease review. Follow up on dates necessary once the lease is negotiated. Answer questions regarding leases.
- Review proposed and existing lease deals, lease modifications and completed leases with Company President and General Counsel and react/respond to changes as requested.
- Negotiate ancillary lease forms, such as waivers, subordination agreements, estoppels, termination agreements, rental agreements, etc.
- Maintain abstracts, lease summary charts, and awareness of lease terms, obligations and responsibilities required in each lease (such as meeting penalty and dead dates), and exclusives and restrictions so there are no violations of an existing lease.
- Provide assistance to departments regarding lease claims, tenant disputes regarding lease terms and collections.
- Handle tenant defaults and litigation matters.
- Handle insurance claims and other risk management issues.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- J.D. required, in addition to 2-6+ years practicing law, with experience in commercial real estate.
- Specific knowledge of commercial Real Estate and Financing is preferred.
- Specific knowledge of Retail leasing is preferred.
- Experience in contract negotiations is a necessity.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are a necessity.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is a necessity.
- Proficiency in use of AI tools, such as Claude and Chat GPT is preferred.
- Proven ability to multitask, managing up to multiple real estate files in an effective and efficient manner is preferred.
American Dream is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment or discrimination. All employment decisions are to be made without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, pregnancy, national origin/ancestry, citizenship, physical/mental disability, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
