Job Description

Responsibilities/Skills/Experience Requirements

• Partners with the RE Contracts & Transaction Manager to ensure legal documentation and administrative processes are effectively integrated with transaction and closing workflows (5%)
• Collaborates with Property Management, Asset Management, and other cross-functional teams to ensure legal processes effectively support ongoing property and portfolio operations (5%)
• Maintains appropriate controls and documentation standards to support the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of legal records and department processes (5%)
• Reviews executed agreements, including leases, amendments, nondisclosure agreements, consents, and other contractual documents, for material deviations from standard terms and determines appropriate escalation (4%)
• Oversees the quality and accuracy of automated agreement processing, resolving exceptions flagged in the entry, abstraction, and distribution of executed agreements to appropriate internal business teams and stakeholders (4%)
• Serves as the process owner for the Real Estate Legal Department's internal dashboard and knowledge base, ensuring information related to leases, reciprocal easement agreements (REAs), defaults, litigation matters, and other legal activity remains accurate, current, and accessible (3%)

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree
• Over 10 years of related experience
• 18 years of age or older

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Legal Studies, Real Estate, or a related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience
• 10+ years of experience supporting commercial real estate legal, contract administration, or related functions, preferably within an in-house, multi-property environment
• Extensive knowledge of commercial real estate contracts and documentation, including leases, amendments, estoppels, SNDAs, consents, and related agreements
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, or administering legal workflow and process automation solutions, including dashboards, macros, workflow platforms, or similar tools
• Strong contract administration, document management, and quality-control capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-volume, detail-oriented processes while maintaining accuracy and appropriate documentation controls
• Strong organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in a lean, fast-paced, and resource-constrained environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with attorneys, Real Estate professionals, and cross-functional business partners
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify process inefficiencies and develop practical solutions
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential, sensitive, and legally significant information appropriately

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience working within an in-house commercial real estate legal department supporting a large or geographically dispersed property portfolio
• Experience implementing or administering AI-enabled legal, contract-management, or workflow automation tools
• Understanding of appropriate validation, governance, and accountability practices associated with AI-assisted legal and business processes
• Experience developing or maintaining legal dashboards, knowledge-management systems, contract repositories, or legal operations reporting tools
• Experience supporting litigation, defaults, contract disputes, land-use matters, and other legal-adjacent Real Estate activities
• Familiarity with legal operations, process improvement, workflow design, and continuous-improvement methodologies

Years Experience

10 - 15 Years Experience

Travel Requirements

On Occasion (Less than 5%)

Country

United States

Work-In Location

25914: ILLINOIS - REMOTE (Central)

Work-In Address 1

Remote

Work-In City

Remote

Work-In State

IL

Work-In Postal Code

60001

Job Function

Real Estate

Employment Category

Regular, Full-time

Compensation Range

100,000

Additional Compensation Explanation

N/A

EEO/EOE Footer

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet.

Posting Tags

#Corporate, #RealEstate, #Remote

Company Brand

Transformco

Location City

Chicago