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An unnamed client has exclusively retained the legal search services of McClure & Feuer to assist in its search for a General Counsel.
Our client is a highly successful real estate investment and development company with a portfolio of development and entitlement land projects, including retail, office, industrial, apartments and mixed-use properties. This position will report to the CEO with indirect reporting to members of the executive team. It will be based in Southern California.
What you will be doing:
Supporting transactions team, executive team, JV Partners, and managing outside counsel to close land, development and real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
Managing real estate transactions including drafting, negotiating, and closing commercial real estate lease agreements, purchase/sales agreements, easement agreements, construction contracts, loan documents and related corporate transactions.
Negotiating JVs with various partners.
Reviewing title commitments, recorded documents, land surveys and generating title and survey objections.
Preparing closing, conveyancing, loan, and corporate resolution documents in connection with transactions.
Overseeing and finalizing entity formation and corporate governance.
Coordinating recordation of deeds, easements, and similar documents.
Assisting with risk mitigation, litigation, and aiding HR with employment matters.
What you bring:
J.D. from a well-regarded and accredited U.S. law school.
A minimum of 10 years of experience.
Admission to the State Bar of California.
Substantial breadth of real estate practice experience gained in well-respected law firm settings.
Proficient experience in fund investments, venture capital, financings, M&A, corporate governance, and corporate secretarial matters.
Acute understanding of business sensitivities, confidentiality, and the exercise of independent judgment.