Our client is an investor firm located in Beachwood, Ohio. Their goal is simple: to ensure their investors and tenants thrive.

This company has over 40 years of market experience acquiring, developing, and managing community shopping centers

They consider themselves conservative, yet innovative

They work to ensure their investments are financially sound and positioned for long-term prosperity

2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist

WHY should you join this organization?

This company is a tight-knit family business full of entrepreneurs.

They believe that their culture and people make the company great.

They want to hear everyone’s voice, while incentivizing growth and innovation

They are collaborative, with a focus on family and work/life balance

Everybody truly lives the core values and feels they are contributing to the company

This organization values and invests in culture, vision, and transparency
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The Company Core Values Are:

Have a positive attitude

Have fun, be happy, have a can-do spirit

Do more with less, problem solve, be resourceful

Hold yourself accountable

Come prepared, ensure quality, set a high standard, live up to your commitments

Disciplined decision making

Evaluate risks and rewards, think long-term

Challenge respectfully, have an opinion, hear others, be courageous

If you are looking for an opportunity to feel fulfilled in your job, work around great people, and make your mark on a growing company, this opportunity may be for you!


Job Description

The ideal Associate Counsel is an independent worker with demonstrated Initiative, excellent judgment, and significant experience in real estate and business transactions.

The client is also seeking the following attributes in the Associate Counsel:

Confident - You have a calm presence and do not get frazzled easily.

You are confident dealing with senior management and sophisticated counter parties.

You are well-spoken, with strong drafting and negotiating skills.

Resourceful - You identify problems and find solutions.

You are an independent worker and an ambitious person who is always finding outside-the-box tactics to help the company grow.

Organized - You are detail-oriented and creative, keeping track of deadlines.

A Collaborator - You can hold senior leadership accountable while still supporting others.

You are assertive, not afraid to push for answers, and are able to take positive and negative feedback.

You are not afraid to ask questions but can also take responsibility for making decisions.

Perform legal work focusing primarily on the drafting, review, negotiation, and amendment of real estate purchase agreements and related documents; retail real estate leases and related documents; financing documents; construction agreements and related documents.

Assist in the due diligence and closing process for real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and financing.

Provide advice and counsel on complex legal matters while focusing on building and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues.

Manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Identify creative, business-oriented solutions to legal and business risks.

Law degree from an accredited law school

7-10 years legal experience at a law firm, In-house legal department, or governmental legal office

Experience in real estate law

Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, organizational, drafting and communication skills.

Full-Time - Combination of in office & remote work

FLSA Status: Salaried Exempt

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with 3% company match, yearly incentive structure, flex time, work from home options, and unlimited PTO!