Senior Real Estate Counsel & Transactions Leader

Lennar; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 219,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Vacation & holidays

Job summary

Director, Assistant General Counsel, Real Estate at Lennar is a senior in-house legal leadership role focused on land acquisition, development, and related real estate matters for a nationwide homebuilder. You will draft and negotiate complex agreements, oversee transactions from LOI to closing, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to move deals forward.

The position requires a JD and 10–15 years of real estate experience, with in-house or homebuilder exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 10-15 years of legal experience with substantial experience in real estate transactions, land acquisition, land development, homebuilding, commercial real estate, construction, or a related practice.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating acquisition agreements and related transaction documents, and advising on title, survey, diligence, entitlement, closing, and development-related issues.
• Ability to provide clear, practical, risk-balanced advice to business leaders and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience managing outside counsel and legal spend, and partnering effectively with business teams to drive matters to resolution.
• Prior in-house experience with a homebuilder, developer, land bank, title company, or real estate owner/operator, or comparable law firm practice, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Real estate transactions

Land acquisition

Land development

Drafting agreements

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Job description

Director, Assistant General Counsel, Real Estate at Lennar is a senior in-house legal leadership role focused on land acquisition, development, and related real estate matters for a nationwide homebuilder. You will draft and negotiate complex agreements, oversee transactions from LOI to closing, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to move deals forward.

The position requires a JD and 10–15 years of real estate experience, with in-house or homebuilder exposure preferred.