Are you an experienced real estate attorney with a proven track record and extensive real estate transaction and litigation experience? Our busy firm is growing, and we need a skilled professional to provide counsel, attend closings and litigations, draft and review legal documents, and represent our clients effectively. If you have 3 years of real estate litigation, a current license, and excellent negotiation and communication skills, apply today.
Responsibilities:
- Serve in the best interest of your clients during real estate closings, in real estate disputes, and real estate litigation
- Coordinate detailed due diligence, and inspect title examination, closing binder, and legal documents for legal risk, completion, and accuracy
- Cooperate with city boards and agencies to obtain permits and avoid zoning legal issues
- Negotiate real estate transaction terms and conditions, and facilitate the transfer of title between borrowers, real estate agents, and title company
- Oversee support staff such as paralegals and clerks
- Represent clients in court or before government agencies
- Advise clients on business and legal transactions
- Negotiate settlements for legal disputes
- Comply with all legal standards and regulations
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
- Handle residential and commercial landlord-tenant-related disputes with the potential to handle corresponding litigation disputes
Qualifications: - Outstanding research, negotiation, networking, and communication skills are necessary
- Be a member of your local bar association and hold a current law license in the state
- 3 years of experience as a residential or commercial real estate attorney, as a transactional attorney, or as corporate counsel for a real estate development firm
- A Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school is required
- Relevant knowledge of property management, land use, title insurance, business law, and residential and commercial real estate law, including litigation