job description - InHouse Legal Counsel
- Lead the legal process of land acquisition, conduct due diligence and title research, identify the potential risks from legal perspective and prepare all legal documents needed to close a land acquisition transaction
- Monitor changes in laws and regulations, especially in municipal and planning law, real estate law. Keep the executive management team posted on the most up to date laws and regulations
- Review and negotiate various professional consulting services and construction trade contracts and work closely with our land development and construction teams
- Responsible for the negotiation and drafting of various contracts and agreements
- Review and negotiate contracts and agreements and advise business teams on a variety of matters including operational issues, land development, marketing and construction
- Manage external counsel in relation to litigation files, attending LPAT/OMB, TLAB and other matters and advise and assist internal departments on such matters
- Responsible for drafting the new home sales agreement and assist the marketing and customer service team to resolve any disputes that might occur with the purchaser
- Provide advice on any legislative matters governing a real estate development company
- Provide services and advice in relation to various other matters as required from time to time
- Provide advice on company HR & operations management. Make sure all operational activities meet the requirements of legal compliance
Qualifications And Experience
- 7+ years previous experience with an emphasis in real estate laws practice preferred
- Experience in both developer/builder and real estate law firms will be considered an asset.
- With excellent written and verbal communication skills, communicating clearly and solving problems
- Enthusiastic, hard-working, enjoy working in a team environment and confident working at a senior level with external lawyers and other professional colleagues.
- Solid “hands-on” experience drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide variety of agreements, particularly in real estate land acquisition, sales, professional services contracts, consulting service agreements, etc.
- Knowledge of working within the real estate sector and assisting sales department on residential sales and upgrade transactions.
- Background in contract support for a variety of business functions including land acquisition, land development, engineering, sales & marketing, construction, operations and other internal clients.
- Ability to advise management on risks across the business and strategies for mitigation
- Good judgment and attention to detail
- Learns quickly and thinks creatively
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Chad Management is a recruitment agency that works closely with small and large companies to find them candidates that best fit the required position.
