Counsel Corporate Real Estate (Lease Experience)- US Based Remote_

Houston

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. is seeking an experienced attorney with a strong background in commercial real estate leasing. As a key member of our Corporate Legal Department, you will play a crucial role in managing our real estate legal services. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of the department, you will collaborate closely with other legal professionals, including a real estate attorney, a real estate paralegal, and a lease coordinator.

Responsibilities primarily relate to Anywhere’s corporate real estate lease portfolio, which consists of approximately 4.3 million square feet of domestic office space, including 3.4 million square feet of housing the approximately 620 company owned real estate brokerage offices.

**Responsibilities:**

1. Drafting and Negotiation: Prepare, review, analyze, interpret, and negotiate commercial real estate leases, lease amendments, lease assignments, and subleases.

2. Agreements and Certificates: Review, revise, and negotiate estoppel certificates, subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreements, license agreements, indemnification agreements, commencement agreements, escrow agreements, confidentiality agreements, termination agreements, and vendor contract agreements.

3. Professional Interaction: Interact professionally with multiple business contacts.

4. Lease Workflow: Manage lease workflow efficiently and respond to client requests promptly.

5. Effective Communication: Interpret complex legal information and communicate it clearly to business teams. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.

6. Collaboration and Risk Analysis: Build positive relationships with internal teams, including legal colleagues and business clients. Collaborate to analyze legal risks and find effective solutions.

**Required/Minimum Qualifications:**

+ J.D. Degree: You must have a J.D. from an accredited ABA law school.

+ Experience: At least 5 years of commercial real estate leasing experience in a large corporation or law firm.

+ Communication and Drafting Skills: Excellent communication and legal drafting skills are essential. Attention to detail, a strong work ethic, and creative problem-solving abilities are also important.

+ Collaboration: You’ll work both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ In-House Experience: Having worked in an in-house legal role is advantageous.

+ Growth Mindset: A growth mindset is encouraged.

+ Team Player: Proven ability to work well independently and as part of a team.

+ Efficiency and Adaptability: Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and adapt to workload fluctuations.

+ Business Acumen: A keen business sense and the ability to find creative solutions to legal issues.

+ Balancing Legal Risks: Effectively balancing legal risks against business interests.

+ Client Service Focus: A commitment to providing high-quality client service and building trusted advisor relationships with business clients.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (nywhere.re/)  (NYSE: HOUS) is on a mission to empower everyone’s next move. Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate (hgre.com/) , Century 21® (entury21.com/) , Coldwell Banker® (oldwellbanker.com/) , Coldwell Banker Commercial® (bcworldwide.com/) , Corcoran® (orcoran.com/) , ERA® (ra.com/) , and Sotheby's International Realty® (othebysrealty.com/eng)

The Anywhere portfolio includes franchise and brokerage operations as well as national title, settlement, and relocation companies and nationally scaled mortgage origination and underwriting joint ventures.  Supporting approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021, Anywhere is focused on simplifying, digitizing and integrating the real estate transaction for all consumers, no matter where they may be in their home buying and selling journey.  With innovative products and technology, Anywhere fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,200 independent sales agents in the US and approximately 136,400 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories.

**At Anywhere Real Estate, diversity fuels success – for our company, for our employees, and for our industry.** We strive to be a top destination for diverse talent, committed to creating a culture of belonging that empowers everyone’s next move. **We pursue talent** – strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results. **We value diversity** – respecting backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and beliefs. We develop our diverse talent base – through increasing representation in executive key leadership roles with actions including mentorship programs and partnerships with real estate associations that promote diversity and inclusion. Read more about our company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in our annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report (ebsite-files.com/633f08923c4c519693723aa5/63f7690462db639dcd8b18de\_Anywhere%20CSR%20Report%202022.pdf) .

You’ll find our commitment to diversity reflected in our achievements:

+ Recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies since 2011.

+ Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work since 2019.

+ Recognized by Fortune as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies.

+ Honored by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers for Diversity and Top Female Friendly Companies.

With a diverse employee population, we know we will succeed together and move real estate to what’s next. We hope you’ll join us.