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Sears · 3 weeks ago

Senior Counsel - Commercial Real Estate

Hoffman Estates, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$165K/yr - $175K/yr

8+ years exp

Sears is a company that focuses on commercial real estate, and they are seeking a Senior Counsel to handle complex legal matters and projects. The role involves drafting legal documents, counseling business partners on transactions, and representing the corporation in legal transactions related to real estate.

Retail

Responsibilities

Draft and negotiate sophisticated disposition and acquisition agreements (and close on real estate transactions), lease agreements, sublease agreements, lease amendments, letters of intent, REA documents, consent letters and other relevant real estate legal documents

Negotiate and close on sophisticated real estate transactions, including dispositions, acquisitions and redevelopments

Identify and assess risk to the company, recommend course of action and develop solutions

Leasing, subleasing and development work

Construction contract review and negotiation

Assist and counsel asset management and property management teams with curing defaults and providing correspondence to resolve defaults

Provide interpretation for leases, REAs and other real property documents in advising business team of risks and business strategies

Interface with business units and cross-functional teams within Transform

Supervise and interface with outside law firms and business units within Transform

Qualification

Juris Doctorate DegreeCommercial real estateLeasing experienceAnalytical skillsNegotiation skillsEffective communicationProblem-solvingProject management

Required

A Juris Doctorate Degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience in transactional retail or commercial real estate required, including dispositions, acquisitions, leasing (including assignments and sale-leaseback), subleasing, title insurance, subdivision, development/redevelopment, construction contracts, and curing defaults

Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

Experience should include law firm and in-house commercial real estate experience

Ability to operate with limited supervision, counsel senior business clients, handle challenging negotiations, develop and manage process, and show good judgment

Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills

Ability to be effective at troubleshooting and improvising in unexpected situations and must assume full responsibility and take action without direction within appropriate area of responsibility

Effective verbal and written communication skills are critical

Must be capable of working independently without significant direction from superiors, and must be a self-starter capable of problem-solving and finding solutions

Preferred

Experience working with retail assets is a plus

Company

Sears

Glassdoor3.4

Sears is a leading integrated retailer and provider focused on seamlessly connecting the digital and physical shopping experiences to serve our members - wherever, whenever and however they want to shop.

Founded in 1892

Chicago, IL, US

10001+ employees