Director of Real Estate, Legal
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Aloyoga · Beverly Hills, CAPrepare for this interview
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About the role
The Director of Real Estate, Legal supports ALO's real estate portfolio and transactions, including leasing, construction, purchase and sale, financing, and general real estate matters. This role will have a particular emphasis on directing and managing foreign local counsel across multiple jurisdictions - while serving as a responsive, hands-on legal partner to the business.
Responsibilities
- Manage real estate legal matters for ALO, including commercial leasing (tenant), purchase and sale transactions, financing, and general real estate work.
- Structure, negotiate, draft, and close real estate transactions across the portfolio.
- Manage outside counsel, including scope, budget, and performance oversight.
- Direct and coordinate foreign local counsel on cross-border matters, and quickly develop working knowledge of real estate law and practice in unfamiliar foreign jurisdictions.
- Negotiate and administer construction and design professional contracts.
- Support financing and lending transactions, including secured real estate financings.
- Provide responsive, practical, and timely legal advice to business stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Identify and manage legal risk and ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal policies.
Requirements
- Degree from top tier law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
- 7+ years of relevant real estate legal experience, in-house and/or big law.
- Deep experience in commercial leasing, purchase and sale, and general real estate transactions.
- Demonstrated experience working with and managing outside counsel, including overseeing foreign local counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience negotiating construction and design professional contracts.
- Proven ability to manage and develop a team.
- Strong responsiveness and a service-oriented, business-minded approach.
- Excellent negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.
- Experience with financing and lending transactions.
- Prior cross-border or international real estate experience.
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