About the RoleThe Real Estate Counsel role is pivotal to Flow's mission as person will execute on real estate growth strategy with speed and business alignment. From looking at various deal structures to assisting operating teams deliver the greatest experiences, the Real Estate Counsel will be firmly entrenched within the company's most important operations. The ideal candidate is high-achieving and self-assured but open-minded and equipped with incredible communication skills.
Responsibilities- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts for a wide range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, leasing, property management agreements, financing, and ancillary real estate documents such as amendments, assignments, SNDAs, estoppels, NDAs and license agreements.
- Manage outside counsel to produce high-quality documents utilizing optimized cost structure.
- Work closely with the Real Estate and Finance teams to ensure deal terms capture all-important business needs and considerations and provide advice to proactively manage the company's legal and operational risks while supporting business goals.
- Lead legal due-diligence and coordinate and support broader DD efforts on all new investments
- Ensure deals are structured in a manner that achieves compliance with local land use and zoning; arrange for licensing and regulatory approvals where necessary.
- Counsel relevant team members on key agreement terms, facilitating a smooth and professional relationship between property-facing teams and our property partners.
- Address lease and agreement interpretation issues, assess risk and make sound and practical judgment calls.
Qualifications- 2 - 5 years of experience (some in-house experience a plus!)
- Admission in good standing to practice law
- Excellent business knowledge of real estate field, including nuances of real estate finance and operations
- Superior contract drafting and deal negotiation skills
- Fast!
- Flexibility, creativity and agility allowing for ability to pivot quickly when necessary
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to code-switch between legal, real estate, executive and layman's terms'
- Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to handle a variety of complex agreements under tight deadlines and high pressure
- Proactive by nature and can act decisively
- Team player committed to uplifting colleagues and the company
- Mission-driven
$170,000 - $190,000 a year
BenefitsWe take care of our people so they can do their best work.
- Health and WellnessComprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance and parental leave benefits. On-staff doctor, free therapy through SpringHealth, acupuncture, an Employee Assistance Program, and other wellness offerings.
- Time OffPTO and paid holidays.
- Financial401(k) retirement plan, healthcare and dependent care FSAs, HSA-compatible plan options with annual employer HSA funding and pre-tax commuter benefits.
- Life at FlowWeekly catered lunches, wellness classes and employee discounts on Flow hotel stays, grocer products, and merch.
