Retail Lease Paralegal
A multi-faceted real estate development company with a portfolio of award-winning residential and commercial properties located in Southwest Florida, is seeking a Full Time Retail Lease Paralegal for their corporate office.
The client’s portfolio includes a shopping mall, design center and a small destination restaurant and shopping center.
The ideal candidate will have experience working for either retail tenant(s) or landlord(s). The primary responsibilities of this position include drafting leases, amendments and related documents.
Responsible for ensuring all of the following functions are performed effectively and efficiently :
- General lease administration functions for the lease portfolio.
- Work collaboratively with the Leasing Department, Legal, and Property Management teams on a day-to-day and special project basis.
- Responsible for administration, coordination, and recordkeeping related to portfolio management.
- Prepare and deliver lease extensions, estoppels, termination letters and other legal notices.
- Track and maintain a filing system for all real estate documents, including closing documents for owned properties.
- Develop and maintain an efficient system to track lease-related critical dates (renewals, termination / cancellation, use clauses, and sales kick-outs).
- Maintain all electronic real estate legal files.
- Supervise the preparation, routing for signature, distribution, follow-up, and tracking of real estate related legal documents, permits applications, and civil permitting fee check requests.
- Coordinate and track preparation / distribution / receipt of required Certificates of Insurance for client properties, as well as tracking Certificates of Insurance for tenants.
- Attend leasing meetings and provide legal support to lease team. Supervise and estoppel and SNDA requests.
- Coordinate receipt / distribution of default letters, managing defaults with internal teammates through resolution and work with outside counsel for all landlord tenant matters.
Experience and Skills :
5+ years of experience in retail lease administration
The Retail Lease Paralegal works closely with Legal Counsel and is responsible
Compensation is based on experience.