Associate Counsel I - Legal Leasing

Overview

This role involves serving as Associate Counsel I - Legal Leasing, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating leases and related legal documents, and performing legal research to interpret existing legal documents and determine the organization’s legal rights and obligations.

Responsibilities

Draft and Negotiate Lease Related Documents

Work with senior counsel and other senior members of the Legal department to:

• Review document requests received from the leasing department, verify inconsistencies with the leasing representative and/or legal management, and obtain all required approvals.
• Prepare documents based on document requests; gather required information; research and incorporate prior negotiated language (confirm any nonconforming language with leasing representative and legal management); and include all necessary language to address all issues.
• Review tenant comments/requests.
• Discuss business points with the leasing representative and offer suggestions to address tenant concerns and the organization’s interests.
• Negotiate open business and legal points with the tenant’s legal contact and obtain internal approvals of negotiated solutions with leasing representative and legal management, as necessary.
• Revise documents based on negotiations and direction from leasing representative and legal management, as necessary.
• Review tenant-executed documents to ensure form and content reflect negotiations and approvals and commence the document execution process. If language or exhibits must be changed during review and execution, obtain necessary approvals prior to execution by the organization.

Draft and Negotiate Non-Lease Related and Lease Management Documents

Work with senior counsel and other senior members of the Legal department to:

• Review requests for legal documents from various departments or provided forms; follow up with department representatives to clarify the scope of projects.
• Prepare or revise documents to address all legal and business concerns important to the department representative and the organization.
• Negotiate open business and legal points with the other party’s legal contact and obtain appropriate internal approvals of negotiated solutions with the department representative and legal management.
• Revise documents based on negotiations and direction from department representative and legal management, as necessary.
• Review executed documents to ensure form and content reflect negotiations and approvals and commence the document execution process. If language or exhibits must be changed during review and execution, obtain necessary approvals prior to execution by the organization.

Required Qualifications

• J.D. from accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in one state
• 0-4 years of drafting and negotiating retail space leases

Preferred Qualifications

Not specified.

Competencies

• Relationship Building
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Project Management (detail oriented; experience handling multiple projects; prioritizing workflow; meeting deadlines; problem solving; ability to work independently and as part of a team)
• Team and Collaboration
• Confidentiality & Ethics (keeps privileged information confidential except when required by law)
• Substantive Knowledge (able to make sound decisions across substantive areas of contract and lease principles and law without significant managerial oversight)
• Adhere to values of Integrity, Inclusion, and Innovation

Equipment/Programs Used

• Ability to demonstrate sufficient computer skills to use, proficiently, company-issued software programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Office 365, internet browser programs, and Workday.

Work Environment

• Majority of work occurs in an office or home environment

Travel

• Up to 5% travel
• Must be able to travel via commercial airlines
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and be able to operate an own vehicle or rental car safely

Compensation & Benefits

• Hiring range: $109,000 - $166,000 per year
• Competitive salary
• Generous suite of Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• 401(k) match
• Paid PTO and holidays
• Paid volunteer hours
• Team member paid leave programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness incentives
• Group life and disability insurance
• Voluntary benefits
• Team member discounts
• And more…

Additional Information

• Background check will be conducted for this position.
• EEO and E-verify participation.
• E-verify is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
• Drug Free Workplace.

Location

Not specified in the provided description.