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Visit more jobsReal Estate Attorney at NFI Industries
NFI Industries
Full-Time
Camden, NJ, USA
Not defined
23 Nov → 23 Dec
Job Description
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Advise on and structure various real estate transactions and draft, review and negotiate various types of agreements in connection with such transactions, including:
• Leases and other related documents for warehouses and distribution centers, maintenance facilities and parking lots from both the landlord side and the tenant side;
• Amendments to leases, including term extensions;
• Estoppel certificates, non-disturbance agreements and collateral access agreements with lenders and property owners;
• Subleases and assignments of leases;
• License agreements, easements and right of entry agreements;
• Purchase and sale agreements for the acquisition and disposition of properties;
• Development and construction agreements in connection with the construction of new facilities or tenant improvements;
• Loan agreements and related documents in connection with the financing of acquisitions or construction projects.
• Provide legal counsel and guidance to the Real Estate team regarding leasing proposals, commission agreements and landlord-tenant issues, as well as the interpretation of lease and other contractual provisions.
• Maintain status reports of active and executed contracts and ensure appropriate approvals are obtained prior to execution of contracts.
• Confer with executives regarding real estate initiatives to assess legal risks and plan actions to control or minimize such risks.
• Work with Real Estate department in handling real estate-related disputes.
• Manage and prioritize projects as they arise working alongside the Real Estate team.
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with internal clients; establish credibility and influence where appropriate.
Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Between 3 and 8 years of legal experience in real estate, preferably including large law firm experience.
• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating leases (from both the landlord and tenant perspective), purchase and sale agreements, development and construction agreements, and loan and loan-related documents.
• Preference for experience in the warehousing and/or industrial real estate sectors.
• Ability to quickly understand new, novel or unexpected legal issues or circumstance relating to real estate matters.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior analytical and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously meeting tight schedules.
• The health and wellbeing of our employees is of utmost importance to NFI. As a result, obtaining a full regimen of the COVID-19 vaccine is required to perform this role. If you are hired, we will require you to: 1) prove that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19; or, 2) demonstrate that you have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated and can still perform the essential functions of your role with a reasonable accommodation.
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of NFI about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at NFI via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of NFI, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by NFI for this position and a valid agreement
Job Responsibilities
- This position will report directly to the Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Real Estate
- Advise on and structure various real estate transactions and draft, review and negotiate various types of agreements in connection with such transactions, including:
- Leases and other related documents for warehouses and distribution centers, maintenance facilities and parking lots from both the landlord side and the tenant side;
- Amendments to leases, including term extensions;
- Estoppel certificates, non-disturbance agreements and collateral access agreements with lenders and property owners;
- Subleases and assignments of leases;
- License agreements, easements and right of entry agreements;
- Purchase and sale agreements for the acquisition and disposition of properties;
- Development and construction agreements in connection with the construction of new facilities or tenant improvements;
- Loan agreements and related documents in connection with the financing of acquisitions or construction projects
- Provide legal counsel and guidance to the Real Estate team regarding leasing proposals, commission agreements and landlord-tenant issues, as well as the interpretation of lease and other contractual provisions
- Maintain status reports of active and executed contracts and ensure appropriate approvals are obtained prior to execution of contracts
- Confer with executives regarding real estate initiatives to assess legal risks and plan actions to control or minimize such risks
- Work with Real Estate department in handling real estate-related disputes
- Manage and prioritize projects as they arise working alongside the Real Estate team
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with internal clients; establish credibility and influence where appropriate
Requirements / Qualifications
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J.D. from an accredited law school
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Between 3 and 8 years of legal experience in real estate, preferably including large law firm experience
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Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating leases (from both the landlord and tenant perspective), purchase and sale agreements, development and construction agreements, and loan and loan-related documents
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Preference for experience in the warehousing and/or industrial real estate sectors
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Ability to quickly understand new, novel or unexpected legal issues or circumstance relating to real estate matters
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Superior analytical and negotiation skills
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Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously meeting tight schedules
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The health and wellbeing of our employees is of utmost importance to NFI