Transformco
Job Description
This position handles highly complex legal matters and projects. Drafts high priority real estate legal documents and counsels business partners on real estate transactions, including leasing, subleasing, dispositions, acquisitions, redevelopments, defaults, disputes, construction contracts, and asset management. Represents the corporation in performing legal transactions. A JD with at least 8 years of retail or commercial real estate transactions as well as leasing experience is required for this role.
Location This is a hybrid role, with a report to office requirement of three (3) days per week. The office is located at 33 W Monroe St (The Loop Chicago).
Responsibilities and Skills/Experience Requirements
Draft and negotiate sophisticated disposition and acquisition agreements (and close on real estate transactions), lease agreements, sublease agreements, lease amendments, letters of intent, REA documents, consent letters and other relevant real estate legal documents
Negotiate and close on sophisticated real estate transactions, including dispositions, acquisitions and redevelopments
Identify and assess risk to the company, recommend course of action and develop solutions.
Leasing, subleasing and development work
Construction contract review and negotiation
Assist and counsel asset management and property management teams with curing defaults and providing correspondence to resolve defaults
Provide interpretation for leases, REAs and other real property documents in advising business team of risks and business strategies
Interface with business units and cross-functional teams within Transform
Supervise and interface with outside law firms and business units within Transform
Job Requirements
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
A Juris Doctorate Degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience in transactional retail or commercial real estate required, including dispositions, acquisitions, leasing (including assignments and sale-leaseback), subleasing, title insurance, subdivision, development/redevelopment, construction contracts, and curing defaults
Experience should include law firm and in-house commercial real estate experience.
Experience working with retail assets is a plus
Ability to operate with limited supervision, counsel senior business clients, handle challenging negotiations, develop and manage process, and show good judgment
Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills
Ability to be effective at troubleshooting and improvising in unexpected situations and must assume full responsibility and take action without direction within appropriate area of responsibility
Effective verbal and written communication skills are critical
Must be capable of working independently without significant direction from superiors, and must be a self-starter capable of problem-solving and finding solutions
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Location This is a hybrid role, with a report to office requirement of three (3) days per week. The office is located at 33 W Monroe St (The Loop Chicago).
Responsibilities and Skills/Experience Requirements
Draft and negotiate sophisticated disposition and acquisition agreements (and close on real estate transactions), lease agreements, sublease agreements, lease amendments, letters of intent, REA documents, consent letters and other relevant real estate legal documents
Negotiate and close on sophisticated real estate transactions, including dispositions, acquisitions and redevelopments
Identify and assess risk to the company, recommend course of action and develop solutions.
Leasing, subleasing and development work
Construction contract review and negotiation
Assist and counsel asset management and property management teams with curing defaults and providing correspondence to resolve defaults
Provide interpretation for leases, REAs and other real property documents in advising business team of risks and business strategies
Interface with business units and cross-functional teams within Transform
Supervise and interface with outside law firms and business units within Transform
Job Requirements
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
A Juris Doctorate Degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience in transactional retail or commercial real estate required, including dispositions, acquisitions, leasing (including assignments and sale-leaseback), subleasing, title insurance, subdivision, development/redevelopment, construction contracts, and curing defaults
Experience should include law firm and in-house commercial real estate experience.
Experience working with retail assets is a plus
Ability to operate with limited supervision, counsel senior business clients, handle challenging negotiations, develop and manage process, and show good judgment
Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills
Ability to be effective at troubleshooting and improvising in unexpected situations and must assume full responsibility and take action without direction within appropriate area of responsibility
Effective verbal and written communication skills are critical
Must be capable of working independently without significant direction from superiors, and must be a self-starter capable of problem-solving and finding solutions
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