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Associate General Counsel - Chicago, United States - Brookfield Residential Properties
Description
LocationBrookfield Chicago - 350 N Orleans Street, Suite 300
Business
At Brookfield Properties, we believe retail should be anything but typical. It's why we're integrating shopping, dining, entertainment, and more to reimagine retail experiences everywhere. Because for us, retail isn't just about managing properties or redeveloping malls. It's about creating inspiring spaces that draw consumers in. It's about helping our tenants build their brand in a big way. It's about contributing to our communities. And, more than anything, it's about bringing people together.
If you're ready to be a part of our team, we encourage you to apply.
Job Description
Brookfield Properties retail group has an immediate need for an Associate General Counsel - Real Estate at the corporate office in Chicago, IL.
Our company is comprised of experts across a range of specialties who share a goal of ensuring our properties are continuously evolving to meet the needs of our communities and stakeholders.
Our teams operate an iconic portfolio of irreplaceable properties within the world's most dynamic markets.
As one of the largest real estate services companies, we provide management and development expertise exclusively for properties owned by Brookfield Properties.
Our retail group operates destination, standalone retail real estate globally, including over 140 malls in the United States.Our regional shopping centers create a sense of place in the heart of the communities in which we do business:
offering retail, lifestyle, dining and entertainment options.
The company's Legal Real Estate Team seeks an experienced, energetic commercial real estate attorney. This attorney will proactively support broad commercial real estate transactional activities, including capital markets work.
The Legal Real Estate Team handles a wide variety of complex transactions in-house, partnering with the business teams on all facets of a transaction from the letter of intent stage through the closing.
The Legal Real Estate Team's focus on partnering with the business teams, a strong commitment to quality legal representation, and a collegial team atmosphere make the company an outstanding place to practice sophisticated commercial real estate law.
Responsibilities:
* transactions and documentation relating to anchor store and big box development, including retail, multi-family and office leases, ground leases, sales, acquisitions, land swaps, entitlement procurement, subdivisions, reciprocal easement agreements, declarations of covenants and conditions, development agreements, annexation agreements, municipal finance and incentive agreements, supplemental agreements, easement and license agreements and an array of other development related agreements.
Qualifications:
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