Legal manager

Job description

Key Responsibilities:
 Legal Strategy and Advice: Provide senior leadership with advice on legal issues related
to real estate investments, development projects, property management, and transactions.
 Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate contracts related to real estate
transactions, including purchase agreements, leases, development agreements, and joint
venture agreements.
 Due Diligence: Oversee legal due diligence processes for real estate acquisitions and
sales, ensuring that all risks are identified and mitigated.
 Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal real estate
laws, zoning regulations, and environmental standards. Monitor and interpret new and
evolving real estate laws.
 Litigation Management: Manage and coordinate legal disputes, including working with
external counsel on litigation matters related to real estate issues.
 Risk Management: Identify potential legal risks and develop strategies to minimize
exposure for the company in real estate transactions and operations.
 Team Leadership: Supervise and mentor junior legal staff, providing guidance and
training in real estate law and best practices.
 Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with the finance, development, and
operations teams to ensure legal alignment on all projects and transactions.
 Document Management: Maintain and organize legal documents related to real estate
projects, including title documents, permits, and contracts.
 External Legal Counsel Liaison: Manage relationships with external legal counsel and
other professional service providers, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality legal
support.
 1. Conduct thorough reviews of legal documents and agreements to compliance and accuracy.
 2. Draft comprehensive memorandums summarizing the key element considerations of the
reviewed documents.
 3. Manage the preparation and documentation for both residential and real estate
transactions from initiation to completion, ensuring all s meticulously followed.
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 4. Liaise with clients to gather all necessary information for file prepare ensuring timely and
accurate documentation.
 5. Liaise with clients to gather all necessary information for file prepare ensuring timely and
accurate documentation.
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 7. Perform necessary due diligence for real estate transactions, including conducting off-title
search requests and noting critical dates.
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 8. Conduct conflict checks and communicate with clients to obtain less information, ensuring
all necessary details are recorded in the client sheet.
 9. Obtain and verify government-issued identification from clients as pa transaction process.
 10. Obtain and verify government-issued identification from clients as par transaction proc