Commercial Real Estate Leasing & Contract Law - Attorney

Overview

The organization is seeking an experienced Leasing and Operations Attorney to support the Commercial Real Estate Leasing, Property Management, and Asset Management departments, while also performing administrative support for the Legal Department. Core responsibilities include drafting, negotiating, analyzing, and tracking commercial leases and related legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, revise, track, and execute various lease amendments and license agreements
• Use generative AI and workflow software to prepare, revise, track, and administer legal work
• Maintain organized files and checklists to track project status and critical dates
• Compile and distribute regular recurring reports for weekly update meetings
• Produce presentation materials with direction from management and/or team leads
• Maintain consistency with company-wide form documents
• Process and record deal data provided by internal teams in a timely and accurate manner
• Review and analyze commercial real estate documents to support summary reports and assist in administering tenant leases
• Monitor email inboxes (personal and administrative) and update internal message and communication boards
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree
• Minimum 5 years of legal experience working in commercial real estate
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google Suite (Gmail, Google Docs)
• Experience with workflow and document management systems (Salesforce, Yardi, BI)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly advise, coordinate, and execute with different business stakeholders
• Strong organizational and analytical skills; ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines and work collaboratively

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with commercial leasing language and retail lease agreements
• Experience working in-house within a real estate company
• Experience working in a high-growth organization with a sense of urgency

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation range: $2,800 - $3,750 USD
• Engagement type: Independent Contractor

Location

• Shift schedule: 8am - 5pm, EST