In House Counsel

Our client, a New York City based realty trust, is seeking a Real Estate Litigation Counsel to add to their vibrant team! The realty trust has a well-positioned portfolio and office, retail, and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater NYC metropolitan area. Their portfolio is comprised of approximately 9.4 million rentable square feet of office space. 

Daily Responsibilities/Requirements:           

The Real Estate Litigation Attorney will primarily support certain real estate groups, including property management, construction, leasing and accounting, on a variety of legal matters. Such attorney will: 

(i)coordinate litigation matters with outside counsel (primarily consisting of landlord-tenant matters and contract disputes) and provide evaluations of pending cases, 

(ii)support the construction group as needed with respect to the buildout of spaces

(iii)review a variety of construction and property-related agreements (including abstracts - in this position the candidate will be working on a plethora of abstracts)

(iv)provide summaries of lease documents

(v)organize and update real estate form documents

(vi)manage real estate documents

(vii)provide additional support to the Chief Counsel-Real Estate in a variety of areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•Advise business teams on a variety of legal issues, using the assistance of expert outside counsel, where needed.

•Manage outside counsel on litigation matters related to landlord-tenant matters and contract disputes.

•Additional responsibilities as directed.

• To be successful, a candidate should have at least 8 years of combined experience working at a law firm and in-house, with exposure to the real estate industry. 
• Strong academic credentials with a J.D. from an accredited law school; attorney's license must be current, active and in good standing.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to interact with legal and business leaders internally and externally.
• Managing cases for the executive officers. Assessing the probability of the outcomes. L& T and debt collection – sitting in on calls and understanding if matters are heading into litigation. 
• Monitoring and strategizing matters. Routine work.
• Minimum 8 years of practice in a law firm AND in-house with a practice concentration in ideally real estate.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple way and to orchestrate plans to resolve issues and mitigate risks.