Senior Commercial Real Estate Attorney

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Providence, RI

Senior Commercial Real Estate Attorney

Attorney

4-20 yrs required

No

A law firm is seeking a Senior Commercial Real Estate Attorney for its Providence, RI office.

Job Overview:

The Senior Commercial Real Estate Attorney will be responsible for negotiating and drafting various commercial real estate documents, managing transactions, leading teams, and providing legal counsel to clients.

Duties:

• From both Landlord and Tenant perspectives, negotiate and draft leases for retail, office, ground leases, mixed-use developments, licenses, etc..
• Negotiate and draft property acquisition and sale documents, including letters of intent, purchase and sales agreements, deeds, and authority documents.
• Draft easements, CCRs, restrictive covenants, and similar documents encumbering title.
• Draft condominium documents.
• Coordinate and direct the review, management, and preparation of commercial leasing and acquisition/sale documentation.
• Conducted closings, reviewed settlement statements, and completed post-closing documentation and administration.
• Draft and review complex operating agreements, bylaws, shareholders’ agreements, and other client contracts.
• Draft correspondence on behalf of landlords to commercial tenants’ management and counsel regarding claims, defenses, and disputes arising under lease agreements.
• Organize and maintain client files.
• Organize and lead a team of attorneys for portfolio transactions involving properties in multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitor and calendar deadlines.
• Experience negotiating, documenting, and closing financing transactions is a plus.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of continuous, specific, and verifiable experience in a large law firm.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• . Degree.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of laws, rules, state and federal court procedures, forms, deadlines, filing requirements, and portals.
• Ability to organize factual and legal data into clear and logical arguments.
• Ability to handle sensitive matters on a confidential basis.
• Licensed to practice law in North Carolina and in good standing.
• A high degree of initiative, mature judgment, and discretion.
• Organization and time management skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Portable book of business with at least $200,000.