About This Role
This senior legal advisor role oversees and advises on legal matters across the company's national real estate and construction activities. The General Counsel serves as a strategic partner to ownership and executive leadership, providing practical legal guidance while helping to execute the company's growth strategy. The position suits a sophisticated, business-minded attorney with a strong understanding of commercial real estate.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to ownership and executive leadership
- Lead and advise on commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development, and related transactions
- Structure and negotiate joint ventures, partnerships, operating agreements, and other investment arrangements
- Advise on acquisition, construction, permanent, and other real estate financing transactions
- Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, development agreements, leases, easements, contracts, and other commercial agreements
- Provide legal guidance throughout the development and construction process, including contractor agreements, claims, liens, insurance, warranties, and disputes
- Support commercial leasing and property management activities
- Oversee legal due diligence, including title, survey, zoning, environmental, entitlement, and land-use matters
- Advise on corporate governance, entity structure, contracts, compliance, risk management, and general business matters
- Oversee litigation, claims, and disputes in coordination with outside counsel
- Manage relationships with outside law firms and ensure legal resources are used effectively
- Develop legal processes, templates, and best practices to support the company’s continued growth
- Identify legal and business risks and provide practical recommendations that support informed decision-making
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school
- Active Florida Bar membership in good standing
- 10+ years of legal experience, with significant commercial real estate experience
- Strong transactional experience involving real estate acquisitions, development, leasing, financing, and/or construction
- Experience negotiating sophisticated commercial and real estate agreements
- Experience with joint ventures, partnerships, or complex ownership structures
- Strong understanding of real estate due diligence, title, survey, zoning, land use, and development matters
- Excellent negotiation, drafting, communication, and analytical skills
- Ability to work directly with ownership and senior executives
- Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
