Job Description

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