Counsel, Legal – Real Estate

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• →Provide day to day legal advice and business counsel to various domestic operating units of the Company on all aspects of real estate and related transactional matters, including real estate leasing, zoning and development, real estate fee and easement and asset acquisitions and dispositions, lease disputes, municipal bids, permitting, and other related matters.
• →Draft and negotiate commercial lease documents including amendments, extensions and renewals terminations, disputes and other related matters.
• →Monitor existing commercial leases throughout term of lease including analyzing and interpreting lease terms and rights and obligations related to development, maintenance, rent calculations, and increases related to percentage rent, common area maintenance expenses, taxes, and insurance; and Estoppel Certificate/Subordination requests.
• →Monitor and negotiate real estate transactions through closing on purchase and sale of  fee  and easements in real property and related assets, and development agreements with respect to interests in real property,  including reviewing and objecting to title commitments and exceptions; reviewing and objecting to surveys; negotiating with various State, City and County officials on various development issues related to permits and projects; and, working closely with municipalities and their counsel, and counsel for sellers, buyers and landlords to address potential development and other issues.
• →Supervise the activities of Paralegal(s).
• →Manage outside counsel.
• →Other duties as assigned.

• Able to travel outside of the office approximately 5% of the time.

The Targeted Compensation Range for this New York position is:

• Four (4) year college degree, BA/BS or equivalent.
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and be admitted to the bar in good standing in at least one jurisdiction.

• Expected demonstrated technical experiences required to be able to perform the job successfully (software, info systems if applicable), ex: Two (2) – three (3) years of experience in marketing and/or advertising with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Other experience.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret interplay between Municipal, Local, State and Federal laws, ordinances, statutes and court decisions.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines, touching on all aspects of the life cycle of real estate.
• Demonstrated ability interacting with all internal departments of the Company, as well as with outside counsel, external brokers, franchisors and City/County officials.
• Working knowledge of laws and procedures pertaining to land use, zoning, permitting, administrative law, and code enforcement.
• Strong organizational, time management and research skills
• Excellent communication abilities and detail- oriented.
• Be a self-starter with a diligent work ethic and demonstrated flexibility.
• Able to multi-task and stay calm under pressure.
• Proficient in Microsoft software applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).

• Achievement Orientation: Focusing efforts on meeting challenges and achieving high quality results consistent with the organization’s goals.
• Business Perspective: Using an understanding of business issues, processes and outcomes to enhance business performance.
• Client Focus: Providing service excellence to internal and/or external clients.
• Initiative: Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise.
• Negotiating: Seeking to resolve different perspectives or matters of dispute by discovering shared interests and finding mutually acceptable solutions.
• Partnering: Seeking and building partnerships and alliances that further the organization's objectives.
• Thinking Strategically: Seeing and synthesizing different sides of an issue, examining the full range of options and outcomes, and building intellectual frameworks to guide analysis and action.

The demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee must have the ability to sit and/or stand at a desk for a minimum of eight (8) hours a day and complete tasks requiring repetitive use of hands.
• Employee must have the ability to lift and move items up to 15 pounds.
• Employee must have the ability to see written documents and computer screens, and to adjust focus.
• This job is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.

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The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

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