Real Estate Counsel 

The Real Estate Counsel will be responsible for providing legal support and advice to our client, a national development company based in Cleveland, OH.

This role will support the attorneys in the Legal group and the company in general by doing research, analysis, drafting and negotiation to support the company’s real estate transactions and related business operations. The role will have a real estate law emphasis but will also assist in other legal subject matter areas, including corporate, privacy and securities law. This role will be a member of the Legal team and work closely with teams across the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in drafting agreements to support real estate transactions, including agreements to effectuate acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction agreements, property management agreements, and financing transactions.

Prepare summaries of leases, operating agreements, loan documents and more to support business initiatives.

Assist in drafting and negotiating assorted commercial agreements entered into by Information Technology, Accounting, Valuation, Acquisitions and other teams.

Provide drafting and research assistance on tax credit and other economic development incentive transactions involving the company.

Do research and analysis to support the company’s compliance efforts and assist in process design and implementation, including under anti-money laundering laws, state and federal data security and privacy laws and more.

Assist in the review of external communications for legal/regulatory compliance.

Education / Experience

2-4 years of transactional experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.

J.D. from an accredited American law school required; admission to the bar of any state required (admission to Ohio bar preferred).

Knowledge of real estate law preferred.