Real Estate Counsel

Real Estate Transactional Counsel – Fully Onsite (Sugar Land, TX)

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, review, and finalize tenant‑side retail real estate agreements , including letters of intent, leases, amendments, purchase and sale agreements, and related documents.
• Support acquisitions, renewals, relocations, dispositions, and financing transactions across a national retail portfolio.
• Develop, maintain, and govern leasing, development, and construction templates, standards, and playbooks .
• Coordinate internal stakeholder feedback on deviations from established legal and business standards.
• Manage contract workflows, approvals, and tracking to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely execution.
• Assist with contract issue resolution and provide risk‑based legal guidance to business partners.
• Conduct real estate due diligence , including review of title commitments, surveys, and title insurance policies and endorsements.
• Support development teams in securing government approvals, permits, and third‑party consents .
• Stay current on evolving real estate, leasing, construction, and procurement legal concepts and best practices.
• Collaborate with external counsel as needed for workload support or jurisdiction‑specific matters.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction ( Texas preferred ).
• Minimum of five years of commercial retail real estate legal experience .
• Ability to work fully onsite in Sugar Land, TX .