General Counsel

Job Summary

Seeking an attorney with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in real estate, corporate, and general business transactions to join a dynamic and diversified family of companies. The successful candidate will have experience in negotiating and documenting real estate transactions, including tax deferred exchanges, real estate secured loans, and other complex transactions, and a working familiarity with real estate development, federal and state taxation, employment law, and general business. Additionally, the successful candidate will be familiar with the selection and formation of business entities. Estate planning experience is not required but will be viewed favorably.

Essential Functions

• Independently negotiate and draft a wide variety of business, real estate and employment contracts, and other agreements typically encountered in an in-house legal department environment
• Manage real estate transactions, from land acquisitions, land entitlement (research, application, review, final map and permits), single family residential, multi-family and commercial property purchases, development, sales, and leases
• Provide support to the Company’s compliance functions to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Provide support in risk management for all business functions
• Ability to work under deadlines and manage a large volume of assignments
• Regular and consistent attendance to monitor, support, and advise on daily changes in business activities
• In-depth experience with Purchase & Sale Agreements.
  
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function and be willing to take on new projects as assigned. Moreover, an individual must be able to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team with business units, and accounting personnel. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.
  
  
  

Licensed to practice law in the State of California and in good standing required

• 10 years of experience working as an attorney, although additional experience preferred.
• Detail oriented with excellent judgment and analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, MS Outlook, MS Teams, Zoom, Excel, and related software programs
  
  
  

Competencies:

• Title Examination
• Title Insurance
• Escrow Familiarity
• Well-Organized
• Project Management
• Technical Capacity
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Communication Proficiency
• Customer/Client Focus
• Leadership
• Decision Making
• Time Management
• Multi-Tasker
  
  
  

Supervisory Responsibility:

• One assigned paralegal
  
  
  

Work Environment:

• This job mainly operates in the professional office environment
  
  
  

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations
• The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods at a desk in front of monitors using a keyboard and mouse, also required to stand and; walk; use hands and fingers to touch and manipulate. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
  
  

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time at-will position, and work hours are typically Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with evening and weekend work as required.
  
  
  

Travel:

• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although out-of-the-area and overnight travel occasionally may be required.
  
  
  

Work Authorization:

• Must be eligible to work in the United States