Associate General Counsel

Legal Counsel Position

Location: Tampa, FL, Dallas, TX, or Phoenix, AZ

Employment Type: Full-Time / Permanent / Onsite/No Remote

Mattamy Homes is the largest family-owned homebuilder in North America, with 45-plus years of history across the United States and Canada. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of home ownership. In the U.S., Mattamy is represented in 11 markets – Charlotte, Dallas, Jacksonville, Naples, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, Sarasota, Southeast Florida, Tampa, and Tucson.

Job Responsibilities

• Report to the General Counsel and provide legal advice to various divisions related to land acquisition and disposition, land use, entitlement, zoning, and development, including reviewing and drafting contracts, title and land development documents, and other related documents
• Represent Mattamy Homes in interactions and disputes with customers, real estate and construction contractors, vendors and suppliers
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex real estate contracts, trade partner agreements, land use agreements, easements, development agreements, joint development agreements and other agreements related to real estate, land use, and development
• Conduct and manage environmental, title and survey review for real estate transactions. Respond and negotiate with title underwriters and opposing parties' attorneys regarding title objections
• Review community development district, improvement district and special district bond financing documents and other agreements
• Dispense legal guidance to divisions and corporate departments to support operational efficiency and mitigate risk
• Assist the General Counsel with keeping the company compliant with all applicable laws and regulations, including privacy laws, reviewing marketing collateral, managing intellectual property rights, managing the company's various corporate entities, managing legal aspects of the company's various licenses, providing training to team members on various legal matters
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an accredited U.S. law school and an active license to practice law in Florida
• Minimum of 12 years' experience in the practice of real estate, construction, land use, and community association law at a top law firm with proven representation of homebuilders and/or land developers and/or prior in-house experience with a homebuilding and/or land development company
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to collaborate, demonstrate diplomacy, and interact well with senior business and legal leadership
• Highly disciplined with the ability to assess risk, and provide timely, strategic and practical legal advice in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong drafting, negotiating and writing skills, including attention to detail, as well as the ability to solve problems in an efficient, business-friendly manner in time-pressured situations
• Ability to identify and analyze complex issues and devise creative solutions and strategies for resolution
• Ability to handle a high volume of work, prioritize appropriately, and work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel and PowerPoint, Abode Pro, DocuSign and Litera Compare
• Be willing to travel to various company offices and locations

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior in-house counsel experience
• Experience on law school law review
• Experience managing legal assistants, paralegals and other attorneys

At Mattamy Homes, we're passionate about creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work. Diversity and inclusion are important aspects of the work we do to support our homebuyers, colleagues and communities.

Our competitive compensation and full-time employee benefits package includes:

• 3 weeks of company paid vacation + 1 week of company paid time off + 2 weeks of sick time
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability
• Flex Spending, 401K with Company Matching and Tuition Reimbursement
• Entertainment Discounts, Employee Home Ownership Program and Company-wide Volunteer Program

Mattamy's mission is to provide the best homeowner experience.

Mattamy's core values are Teamwork, Commitment, Community, and Sustainability.

Recent recognition includes Best Places to Work awards in various locations.

A career with Mattamy Homes is a chance to join a team as solid as they come. We're an internationally recognized, privately owned homebuilder full of ambitious, talented and hardworking team members. Together we're making dreams come true with homes and communities designed for the way people live today, and that's a great feeling. Our future is secured through strategic investments in land and communities, in both current and new markets, which offers ongoing learning, growth and opportunity for all of us. Redefining how we build with smarter technology and a deep commitment to sustainability is exciting and rewarding.

Here, you will gain valuable experience through challenging and interesting projects. Recognized as an employer of choice, Mattamy ensures you will enjoy great benefits and an award-winning culture, because we take care of our own. On our team, we all have a role to play in building for the future.

Mattamy Homes is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, national origin, disability or with respect to any other status protected under federal, state, and local laws or ordinances. Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all persons.

Qualified applicants will be contacted directly by the Talent Acquisition team.