Senior Real Estate Counsel - Land & Development

Lennar; Florida; Presencial; USD 219.000 - 292.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

401(k) company match

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Home purchase discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Lennar, a leading homebuilder, seeks a Director, Assistant General Counsel for Real Estate to oversee strategic real estate transactions, land development, and related legal matters. This role reports to the Legal leadership and collaborates with Land Acquisition, Finance, and Operations teams.

The ideal candidate has a JD with 10–15 years of real estate experience, including drafting complex acquisition documents and managing outside counsel, in a fast-paced environment.

Formación

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Responsabilidades

• Provide practical, timely, and business-oriented legal advice to Division and regional leadership on land acquisition, land banking, land development, title, entitlement, construction, and related real estate matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage purchase and sale agreements, amendments, easements, access agreements, reimbursement agreements, cost-sharing agreements, development-related agreements, escrow arrangements, and other transaction documents through closing and post-closing follow-up.
• Support all phases of the transaction lifecycle, including letters of intent, due diligence, title and survey review, objection and cure strategy, zoning and entitlement issues, internal approvals, closing coordination, and post-closing obligations.
• Partner closely with Land Acquisition, Land Development, Finance, Operations, Risk, Lennar Title, and other internal teams to identify issues early, align legal and business strategy, and keep transactions and projects moving efficiently.
• Review and advise on title commitments, surveys, plats, restrictive covenants, HOA/CC&R documents, development agreements, utility matters, access and easement issues, and other property-related diligence materials, providing clear guidance on risk, closing conditions, and next steps.
• Manage outside counsel on selected matters, including setting scope, reviewing work product, driving timely execution, and maintaining cost discipline consistent with approved budgets and business priorities.
• Prepare, coordinate, and support legal and internal approval packages, committee submissions, closing checklists, signature processes, dispute strategy, and other documentation necessary to meet company requirements and transaction deadlines.
• Help develop and improve forms, playbooks, training, and legal processes that promote consistency, efficiency, and sound risk management across transactions and development activities.

Conocimientos

Legal judgment

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Outside counsel management

Educación

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school

Descripción del empleo

Lennar, a leading homebuilder, seeks a Director, Assistant General Counsel for Real Estate to oversee strategic real estate transactions, land development, and related legal matters. This role reports to the Legal leadership and collaborates with Land Acquisition, Finance, and Operations teams.

The ideal candidate has a JD with 10–15 years of real estate experience, including drafting complex acquisition documents and managing outside counsel, in a fast-paced environment.