Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• In-house Retail Real Estate experience with a major landlord or chain tenant.
• Substantial experience in drafting and negotiating commercial retail leases.
• Experience in closing purchases, sales and financing transactions relative to commercial properties a plus, but not required.
• Solid business acumen and judgement.
• Superior verbal, writing and presentation skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proficient skill level with Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Impeccable integrity and a robust personal work ethic, including a strong drive to work independently, multi-task, manage time effectively, and prioritize under pressure and manage deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, review and finalize tenant’s transactional retail real estate documents, including letters of intent, amendments, leases, purchase agreements and related documents, and other general corporate documents.
• Assist with the development, maintenance, and control of protocols, strategies and contract templates for real estate leasing, lease administration, development and construction.
• Assist in processing and tracking agreements.
• Assist with contract issue resolution.
• Conduct a broad range of real estate related projects due diligence, including reviewing title reports and obtaining title insurance policies and endorsements, lease administration cost reduction initiatives and special leasing projects.
• Provide support to the project development team to secure stakeholder approvals for new projects.
• Maintain knowledge and expertise in cutting edge real estate leasing, development, construction and procurement law concepts and practices.
• Manage the performance and work product of direct reports, included but not limited to Real Estate Paralegals, Lease Administrators and Lease Abstractors.

Education

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited U.S. law school or equivalent institution.

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