Deputy General Counsel - Real Estate

Talantage LLC; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the real estate sector seeks a Deputy General Counsel to support affordable housing initiatives. The role involves providing strategic legal counsel, managing real estate transactions, and leading a legal team. Ideal candidates will have a Juris Doctorate and extensive experience in real estate law.

Qualifications

• At least 15+ years of experience in complex real estate transactions.
• Experience in supervising attorneys and other legal professionals required.
• Proficiency in current office technology and software applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice on affordable housing resources.
• Manage legal affairs, including document preparation for real estate transactions.
• Lead mentorship and training of legal team members.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Ability

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Juris Doctorate

Membership in Georgia Bar Association

Job description

Deputy General Counsel - Real Estate- Temp to Hire
Department: Office of General Counsel
Reports To: Interim General Counsel


Position Summary:
The Deputy General Counsel – Real Estate is a vital part of the team devoted to preserving and creating affordable housing resources. This legal support facilitates affordable housing resources for low-income households. The incumbent will provide strategic and comprehensive legal advice and support to the company’s ambitious and complex multi-million-dollar real estate development initiatives from the initiation of the development concept through the financial closing. The Deputy General Counsel – Real Estate will manage the six (6) members of the Office of General Counsel’s Real Estate Team which includes attorneys and administrative support staff, as well as to serve as the lead counsel for the company’s mixed-finance, mixed-use, multi-family residential, single-family home and commercial developments, new as well as repositioning, rehabilitation, land acquisition, and related real estate deals and transactions. As a member of the management of in-house legal team, the Deputy General Counsel – Real Estate also provides oral and written advice to Business Units in matters relating to real estate transactions and matters, contracting, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and other legal matters impacting the business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Assist the General Counsel in the management of all legal affairs for the organization; provide legal counsel to senior management, and other organization staff as needs arise, as follows:

• Prepare legal and transactional documents for mixed-finance real estate closings, conventional real estate closings and other real estate related transactions (e.g., conveyancing documents, purchase and sale agreements, developer agreements, loan documents, contracts, closing statements, restrictive covenants, corporate authority documents, etc.).

• Perform due diligence reviews of closing and loan documents, title reports, environmental assessments, surveys, and other documents relating to real estate matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate general business contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and other agreements that are to be entered into by the organization.
• Assistant in the formulation of high-level policy and advise senior executives on legal issues associated with important strategic real estate and business initiatives.
• Interpret laws and regulations relating to all business matters and confer with expert outside counsel on related real estate and other specialty matters.
• Provide assistance in corporate counsel responsibilities related to the governing Board, affiliates, Executive Team, other senior executives and Business Units.

• Provide leadership, mentoring and training to subordinate attorneys, legal assistants and paralegals.
• Perform such other related duties as required and/or assigned.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, in addition to possessing strong interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative manner with co-workers.
• Must have keen analytical ability, be well organized and exercise the ability to plan, organize, and control various legal matters in an environment of multiple and possibly shifting priorities.
• Strong judgment, legal acumen, analysis and reasoning abilities required in the review of legal documents, filings, or records.
• Must be results oriented and able to function in a moderately-paced collegial in-house counsel office.
• Must demonstrate a desire and capability to provide outstanding leadership, coaching, mentoring and teaching of colleagues and co-workers.

Education and Experience:

• Requires a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and an ideal candidate has at least 15+ years of experience working on complex real estate transactions or other related experience and experience supervising attorneys and other legal professionals. Candidates with less experience may be considered for other attorney positions in the office. Large law firm, government agency or in-house counsel experience a plus, but not required.
• Requires membership in good standing with the Georgia Bar Association.
• Work requires demonstrated leadership performance in positions of increasing responsibility, independent decision-making and judgment, communication and organizational skills.
• The work requires demonstrated proficiency of current office technology and software applications and demonstrated use of such technology and applications on a regular basis.

Working Conditions:
Work in a standard corporate office, although, there is currently an ability to work in a hybrid home office and in-office environment . The office environment is moderately paced with multi-task working conditions. May require frequent bending, stooping, reaching and prolonged sitting and/or standing. May require regular lifting, usually not exceeding 15 lbs. Some travel may be required. May require a valid State of Georgia driver's license and be fully insurable for the purpose of obtaining clearance on an authorized drivers list. May spend extended periods of time reading, reviewing, and writing legal and related corporate documents.

Talantage, LLC is committed to presenting candidates that contribute to an organizations culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our recruitment practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

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