Real Estate Law Attorney Director

Profile

Real Estate Law Attorney, Director

The candidate will provide or obtain legal services for the departments of the Property Development Division. Will negotiate and prepare legal documents and perform other real estate legal services on an in-house basis in order to minimize outside legal fees, while building in-house expertise. Prepare documentation for new and existing store, office and warehouse facilities. Negotiate and draft leases. Supervise and review the preparation of memoranda of lease and other related documents by paralegals. Review due diligence lease materials and analyze the impact on the lease and transaction. Prepare lease amendments and letter agreements, as requested by Management. Supervise, review and approve Estoppel Certificates prepared by a paralegal based on information provided by other departments. Negotiate Subordination, Non-disturbance and Attornment Agreements as necessary, and review and approve the agreements in the form prepared by a paralegal. Approve, review and supervise change of Landlord entities. Manage Landlord – Tenant disputes and litigation as requested by Management. Respond to and prepare demand letters. Represent the Company, negotiate resolutions to disputes, and prepare settlement agreements as requested by Management. Determine when, and if necessary to, assign matters to outside counsel. Manage outside counsel and coordinate requested information. Render legal advice on real estate related issues. Analyze and render opinions on the potential impact of proposed changes to existing lease arrangements. Analyze and render opinions on real estate related issued raises by the Property Management Division, as directed by Management. Coordinate legal services provided by outside counsel. Coordinate all work that is assigned to outside counsel, particularly the preparation of newly approved lease agreements and amendments to leases. Serve as in-house “contact” for outside counsel in order to maintain cost controls over services rendered and to avoid unnecessary duplicative or excessive costs. Obtain advice, documents, or other services from outside law firms as needed. Prepare and review standard real estate documents. Review and revise form letters of intent to correctly reflect current corporate requirements. Review and revise form lease as necessary to correctly reflect current corporate requirements, as appropriate in conjunction with outside counsel. Draft property deeds, escrow instructions, corporate resolutions, mechanic’s lien releases, and other standard real estate documents for pending transactions. Maintain and distribute legal documents (letters of intent; leases; memorandum of lease; estoppel certificates; subordination, attornment and non- disturbance agreements, and lease amendment formats) and templates for repetitive use by Property Managements department, including added and alternate provisions. Develop and create “Policies and Procedures” for the production and handling of real estate legal documents and information derived from the documents of the Real Estate Department and Other special projects or assignments as required.

Additional Information

Req. Number: 17004141.

Company info

Ross Stores, Inc.
5130 Hacienda Drive
Dublin
California
United States
Website : http://www.rossstores.com