Land Use & Zoning Attorney — Real Estate Development

City of Plant City; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Bonus opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development

Partnership advancement

Job summary

Gunster’s Land Use practice seeks a highly motivated Associate Attorney with substantial experience in complex land use, zoning, permitting, and development matters. You will play a significant role in entitlement processes, advise clients through planning, approvals, due diligence, and related proceedings, and interact with government officials.

This position offers growth within Florida’s premier real estate practice. The role requires a J.D.

Qualifications

• J.D. from ABA-accredited law school with admission to the Florida bar.
• 4 to 6+ years of experience in sophisticated land use, zoning, real estate development, municipal law, or related practice areas.
• Demonstrated experience managing entitlement and development matters from inception through governmental approval.
• Strong legal research, writing, drafting, and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral advocacy and presentation abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills and client-service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Represent developers, landowners, and investors in land use, zoning, and environmental entitlement matters in Miami-Dade County and surrounding municipalities.
• Advise clients regarding comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings, special exceptions, variances, conditional use approvals, site plan approvals, subdivision approvals, and development agreements.
• Appear before local government boards, planning and zoning commissions, city and county commissions, administrative agencies, and quasi-judicial bodies.
• Prepare and negotiate development orders, development agreements, restrictive covenants, easements, and related land use documentation.
• Conduct legal due diligence related to land acquisition, entitlement risk, and project feasibility.
• Counsel clients regarding growth management laws, environmental regulations, concurrency requirements, transportation issues, and permitting matters.
• Draft legal opinions, memoranda, applications, draft ordinances, draft resolutions, and administrative appeals.
• Collaborate with transactional real estate, environmental, governmental affairs, and litigation practice groups.
• Participate in client development initiatives, industry organizations, and business development activities.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Oral advocacy

Client service

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Admission and good standing in Florida

Job description

Gunster’s Land Use practice seeks a highly motivated Associate Attorney with substantial experience in complex land use, zoning, permitting, and development matters. You will play a significant role in entitlement processes, advise clients through planning, approvals, due diligence, and related proceedings, and interact with government officials.

This position offers growth within Florida’s premier real estate practice. The role requires a J.D.