Lifestyle Communities
General Counsel
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General Counsel
role at
Lifestyle Communities
Company Builder’s Resource Group, Inc.
Department Officer
Reports To Chief Executive Officer
Wage Category Exempt
The Team You Will Join The Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) Legal team is an integral part of the organization, working alongside key teams and stakeholders to position the company for future success. The General Counsel will lead a dynamic team committed to providing legal advice and support to all departments, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating operational contracts and transactional documents; conducting legal research and preparing memoranda and reports; and managing and advising on risks and liabilities, among other responsibilities.
Who You Are (Responsibilities) As the General Counsel (GC), you will be responsible for providing expert comprehensive legal advice, counsel, and strategic oversight of Lifestyle Communities’ business entities and the owner’s interests outside of the company. You will handle matters relating to commercial and corporate transactions, financing, M&A, JV activity, litigation, real estate matters, disputes, corporate governance, and day‑to‑day operations. You will act as a legal advisor on compliance, mitigate risks, and safeguard the interests of our organization and the personal family business on all real‑estate and operational activities.
The Difference You Will Make Provide expert legal advice and strategic guidance to senior management on multifamily development matters, including joint ventures, debt transactions, acquisitions, and dispositions. Plan, develop, and implement legal strategies and solutions to protect the interests of the company and the personal family business, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Oversee the negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex agreements, collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners, lead the structuring and negotiation of joint ventures, support financing negotiations, manage all aspects of debt transactions, and serve as the primary legal advisor for estate planning, asset protection, and succession planning. Manage the Legal Department, reduce legal costs, and maintain high‑quality services.
What You’ll Bring Strong knowledge of real estate development, construction, operations, and financing, with experience in creative capital structures. Proven experience in managing litigation, negotiating, and drafting complex contracts, and providing strategic legal advice. Extensive experience in real estate law, joint venture structuring, debt transactions, and a strategic mindset. Sound business acumen, integrity, and the ability to align legal strategies with company goals. Leadership experience managing a team, motivating and coaching members. Advanced Microsoft Office and Excel skills, high organization, and self‑direction.
Minimum Qualifications Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school. Minimum of fifteen (15) years as a General Counsel or in a similar senior legal role within a privately held company or law firm specializing in real estate development. Experience representing high‑net‑worth individuals or families is desired.
Physical Demands and Work Environment The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of the criteria that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform these functions in accordance with applicable law. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to primarily sit; stand; walk; handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, and crouching may be required. The employee is exposed to an office environment with regular exposure to project sites.
Location and Travel Position will be based in Columbus, OH with occasional travel to local and out‑of‑state markets including, but not limited to, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Colorado, and Florida.
Disclaimer The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Equal Opportunity Employer Lifestyle Communities (LC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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General Counsel
role at
Lifestyle Communities
Company Builder’s Resource Group, Inc.
Department Officer
Reports To Chief Executive Officer
Wage Category Exempt
The Team You Will Join The Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) Legal team is an integral part of the organization, working alongside key teams and stakeholders to position the company for future success. The General Counsel will lead a dynamic team committed to providing legal advice and support to all departments, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating operational contracts and transactional documents; conducting legal research and preparing memoranda and reports; and managing and advising on risks and liabilities, among other responsibilities.
Who You Are (Responsibilities) As the General Counsel (GC), you will be responsible for providing expert comprehensive legal advice, counsel, and strategic oversight of Lifestyle Communities’ business entities and the owner’s interests outside of the company. You will handle matters relating to commercial and corporate transactions, financing, M&A, JV activity, litigation, real estate matters, disputes, corporate governance, and day‑to‑day operations. You will act as a legal advisor on compliance, mitigate risks, and safeguard the interests of our organization and the personal family business on all real‑estate and operational activities.
The Difference You Will Make Provide expert legal advice and strategic guidance to senior management on multifamily development matters, including joint ventures, debt transactions, acquisitions, and dispositions. Plan, develop, and implement legal strategies and solutions to protect the interests of the company and the personal family business, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Oversee the negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex agreements, collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners, lead the structuring and negotiation of joint ventures, support financing negotiations, manage all aspects of debt transactions, and serve as the primary legal advisor for estate planning, asset protection, and succession planning. Manage the Legal Department, reduce legal costs, and maintain high‑quality services.
What You’ll Bring Strong knowledge of real estate development, construction, operations, and financing, with experience in creative capital structures. Proven experience in managing litigation, negotiating, and drafting complex contracts, and providing strategic legal advice. Extensive experience in real estate law, joint venture structuring, debt transactions, and a strategic mindset. Sound business acumen, integrity, and the ability to align legal strategies with company goals. Leadership experience managing a team, motivating and coaching members. Advanced Microsoft Office and Excel skills, high organization, and self‑direction.
Minimum Qualifications Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school. Minimum of fifteen (15) years as a General Counsel or in a similar senior legal role within a privately held company or law firm specializing in real estate development. Experience representing high‑net‑worth individuals or families is desired.
Physical Demands and Work Environment The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of the criteria that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform these functions in accordance with applicable law. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to primarily sit; stand; walk; handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, and crouching may be required. The employee is exposed to an office environment with regular exposure to project sites.
Location and Travel Position will be based in Columbus, OH with occasional travel to local and out‑of‑state markets including, but not limited to, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Colorado, and Florida.
Disclaimer The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Equal Opportunity Employer Lifestyle Communities (LC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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