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IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, REAL ESTATE

Beverly Management Group, Inc.

Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles Based Private Commercial Real Estate Investment, Development, and Management Company

We are seeking an In-house transactional real estate attorney with significant commercial leasing, purchase and sale, finance, construction and development, and general contracts experience to join our in-house legal team. In-house counsel will work closely with the company executives, asset and property management teams, and must be able to thrive in a dynamic, high-paced environment. Qualifications include ability to provide legal guidance in consideration of company’s business objectives. The primary duties consist of handling all aspects of real estate transactional work, including the following.

• Proficiency in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, office/medical/retail leases, commercial financing instruments (including CMBS loans), construction contracts, and agreements with brokers, architects, vendors, and other third parties.
• Skilled in conducting legal due diligence for acquisitions. Ability to identify and resolve title issues and ensure clear ownership.
• Experience coordinating litigation matters with outside counsel and familiarity with 1031 Exchanges, evictions, easements, eminent domain, and permitting processes.
• Ability to research and interpret and apply local, state, and federal real estate laws.
• Ability to identify legal risks in operational matters, manage complex insurance claims, and to ensure transactions comply with applicable laws and regulations. 
• Effective and persuasive in advocating for the company’s interests in deals and resolving conflicts.
• Clear communication skills in working with principals, property managers, brokers, and other third parties.

Preferred Experience

Minimum of 10 years of experience in real estate law in California.

Prior work as in-house real estate investment firm and familiarity with estate planning matters is a plus.

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