Shineassociatesllc·9 days ago
9 days ago
Senior Transaction Counsel
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What you'll do
- Work closely with the General Counsel, the Company’s internal business team, and outside counsel on legal due diligence, structuring, and closing of commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and recapitalizations, and a broad range of matters incidental thereto.
- Review and negotiate purchase and sale agreements
- Draft, review and, if applicable, negotiate transaction documents and other agreements incidental to the ownership and operation of commercial real estate properties.
- Work with the General Counsel, internal business team, and outside team on joint venture and coinvest formations and negotiations.
- Draft LLC operating agreements and property management agreements, oversee the formation of new entities, and related organizational and structural matters.
- Oversee the legal aspects of real estate financing transactions, including senior debt, mezzanine financing, and construction loans — coordinating with lenders' counsel, external counsel, and internal teams.
- Work closely with external transaction counsel on title and survey matters and resolving title objections.
- Work closely with the Company’s accounting and investment teams on matters related to deposits due under purchase and sale agreements, closing settlement statements, and similar matters related to the flow of funds.
- Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts including property management agreements, leases and lease amendments, construction contracts, development agreements, and vendor/service agreements.
- Serve as primary in-house legal point of contact for commercial tenant leasing matters.
- Review and negotiate brokerage agreements, listing agreements, and consulting contracts.
- Develop and maintain standard form agreements, templates, and contract playbooks to improve transaction efficiency across the firm.
What they're looking for
- J.D. from an accredited law school; admission to practice in any U.S. state with the requirement per the Massachusetts Bar to register as in-house counsel (if not admitted to practice in Massachusetts).
- Minimum of 5 years of extensive transactional commercial real estate experience at a reputable law firm and/or in-house real estate department.
- Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial real estate contracts, including PSAs, joint venture agreements, loan documents, and commercial leases.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, concurrent transactions independently and efficiently under tight deadlines.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to understand and advance the firm's commercial objectives while managing legal risk appropriately.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convey complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Prior in-house experience at a real estate investment firm, private equity real estate fund, REIT, or developer.
- Experience managing outside counsel relationships.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
POSITION SPECIFICATION
SENIOR TRANSACTION COUNSEL
Shine Associates, LLC has been retained to search, identify and recruit a Senior Transaction Counsel on behalf of our client (‘Company’). This position will be based in Boston, MASENIOR TRANSACTION COUNSEL
CONFIDENTIALITY
CLIENT DESCRIPTION
SENIOR TRANSACTION COUNSEL
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work closely with the General Counsel, the Company’s internal business team, and outside counsel on legal due diligence, structuring, and closing of commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and recapitalizations, and a broad range of matters incidental thereto.
- Review and negotiate purchase and sale agreements
- Draft, review and, if applicable, negotiate transaction documents and other agreements incidental to the ownership and operation of commercial real estate properties.
- Work with the General Counsel, internal business team, and outside team on joint venture and coinvest formations and negotiations.
- Draft LLC operating agreements and property management agreements, oversee the formation of new entities, and related organizational and structural matters.
- Oversee the legal aspects of real estate financing transactions, including senior debt, mezzanine financing, and construction loans — coordinating with lenders' counsel, external counsel, and internal teams.
- Work closely with external transaction counsel on title and survey matters and resolving title objections.
- Work closely with the Company’s accounting and investment teams on matters related to deposits due under purchase and sale agreements, closing settlement statements, and similar matters related to the flow of funds.
Contract Negotiation & Drafting
- Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts including property management agreements, leases and lease amendments, construction contracts, development agreements, and vendor/service agreements.
- Serve as primary in-house legal point of contact for commercial tenant leasing matters.
- Review and negotiate brokerage agreements, listing agreements, and consulting contracts.
- Develop and maintain standard form agreements, templates, and contract playbooks to improve transaction efficiency across the firm.
Legal Operations & Advisory
- Provide practical, business-focused legal guidance to senior leadership, acquisitions, and asset management teams on a broad range of real estate and, occasionally, corporate matters.
- Manage, supervise, and coordinate with outside counsel on a broad range of matters, including, without limitation, transactional, real estate, contract, and corporate matters.
- Assist with fund-level and entity governance matters as needed, including maintenance of legal entities across the firm's portfolio.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required- J.D. from an accredited law school; admission to practice in any U.S. state with the requirement per the Massachusetts Bar to register as in-house counsel (if not admitted to practice in Massachusetts).
- Minimum of 5 years of extensive transactional commercial real estate experience at a reputable law firm and/or in-house real estate department.
- Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial real estate contracts, including PSAs, joint venture agreements, loan documents, and commercial leases.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, concurrent transactions independently and efficiently under tight deadlines.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to understand and advance the firm's commercial objectives while managing legal risk appropriately.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to convey complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Prior in-house experience at a real estate investment firm, private equity real estate fund, REIT, or developer.
- Experience managing outside counsel relationships.
COMPENSATION
CONTACT INFORMATION
Shine Associates, LLC
45 School Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02108
www.shineassociatesllc.com
Shine Associates, LLC
45 School Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02108
www.shineassociatesllc.com
Kelsey Shine, Director Hillary Shine, Principal
(508) 494-6569 (203) 613-3562
Kelsey@shineassociatesllc.com Hillary@shineassociatesllc.com
Chandlee Gustafson, Associate
(978) 201-3100
Chandlee@shineassociatesllc.com
Company
Shineassociatesllc
Boston, United States of America
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