Legal Counsel

OKO Group is seeking a Legal Counsel to join our team in our Miami office. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial self-starter mentality, be detail oriented and possess a robust work ethic. Reporting to the Company’s General Counsels, the attorney in this role will serve as a generalist, advising on all legal matters affecting the Company, with a primary focus on real estate, development, financing and contract matters.. OKO Group is a rapidly growing real estate investment firm / developer with ample room for growth within the organization if the Legal Counsel is successful.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities / Tasks:

Primary duties, responsibilities, and tasks include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Draft, negotiate, review, and advise on a variety of commercial contracts, including real estate acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, financing, and development documents including land purchase and sale agreements, leases, development agreements, deeds, easements, licenses, title reports and appraisals.

2. Serve as a business-minded thought partner for real estate and construction teams by answering questions and making recommendations for best practices and processes while balancing legal considerations.

3. Advise on compliance and regulatory matters.

4. Provide guidance to finance, operations, facilities, and other internal teams regarding the portfolio of contracts.

5. Handling/managing contractual disputes.

6. Work with interdisciplinary teams of in-house staff and outside consultants (including private developers, State and local regulatory entities, outside counsel, environmental consultants, architects, and others) to assist on the matters above.

7. Collaborating with management to devise efficient defense strategies.

8. Giving accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics.

9. Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.

10. Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.

11. Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.

12. Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility.

13. Other duties as designated by manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D. degree

• Duly licensed to practice law in FL or NY, or otherwise able to obtain in-house license

• The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with at least three year's post-qualification experience in a range of commercial and corporate matters with an ability to demonstrate sufficient experience within either development or real estate services.

• Excellent communicator and proven ability to distill complex issues into straightforward advice to the business.

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures.

• High degree of professional ethics and integrity

• Candidates must already have the right to work in the USA.

• Willing to work autonomously and able to demonstrate ability to prioritize workloads particularly when under pressure.

• Excellent team player

• Willingness to learn about new areas of law.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at once.

• Exceptional attention to detail

• Self-starter with effective written and oral communication skills

• Ability to work effectively in a highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented environment.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities (KSA’s) & Competencies:

1. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients, and the public.

2. Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

3. Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

4. Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

5. Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

6. Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

7. Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

8. Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

9. Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

10. Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.

11. Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

12. Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

13. Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.

14. Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

15. Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

16. Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

17. Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

18. Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• Miami, FL 33137: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Bar (Required)

Work Location: In person

Acknowledgement:

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an incumbent/Team Members in this position may be asked to perform. All Team Members are required to perform the essential functions and intended purpose of their role in a satisfactory manner within the Performance Standards, Guest Service Standards and Core Values of the company in effort to achieve the company’s mission. I hereby acknowledge that I have read and understand this job description. I understand that I must be able to perform the listed duties and responsibilities at the designated level of knowledge, skill, and ability and in a satisfactory manner. I further certify that I can perform these duties and responsibilities within the described environment.