Head of Legal

Colonies

About Colonies

Colonies revolutionizes the housing market by offering turnkey, flexible, and friendly living spaces. We design, develop, and operate coliving residences and innovative apartments that simplify the lives of our residents, all across Europe.

Your Missions

You will work on all real estate issues related to our residential operations in France and Europe, with a very transversal and operational role.

1) Negotiation & Structuring of Operations

Leading the negotiation of BEFA (core skill expected)
Intervention on VEFA, acquisitions, sales, mandates, LOI...
Legal structuring of new real estate arrangements
Close work with Development & Investment teams

2) Contract Management

Drafting and negotiating leases (residential, commercial, mobility...)
Setting up and improving contractual templates
Securing contractual commitments with our partners

3) Business Partnering & Problem Solving

Daily support for Ops, Asset, Sales, Expansion teams
Quick risk analysis and pragmatic recommendations
Ability to decide, arbitrate, propose operational solutions

4) Tools & Structuring

Participation in the implementation of legal tools (contract management, knowledge base...)
Automation / standardization of processes
Contribution to the scalability of the legal function

5) Litigation & Risks

Follow-up of pre-litigation and litigation with our external advisors
Management of rental, construction, partner issues

Your Profile

More than 6 years of experience in real estate law (law firm, real estate, developer, operator...)
Solid experience in BEFA / complex leases indispensable
Excellent mastery of residential real estate law and contracts
Strong understanding of the business challenges of a real estate operator

But Above All

You are a problem solver
You already use AI tools in your daily life (writing, research, contract analysis, productivity...)
You actively follow the evolutions of AI applied to law
You are able to identify real-life use cases to improve legal performance
You want to contribute to transforming the legal function with these tools
You like fast-paced, growing environments
You know how to prioritize, decide, and unblock
You are comfortable working with non-legal teams
You have an appetite for tools, processes, automation

Key Skills

Advanced contract negotiation
Analytical & pragmatic spirit
Adaptability
Excellent interpersonal skills
Fluent English (written & spoken)

A strong appetite for AI is indispensable. Previous concrete experience using it is highly expected.

Why Join Us?

An exposed role, at the heart of operations
Varied and European deals
A lot of autonomy
The opportunity to structure a modern, equipped, and scalable legal function

Location: Paris
Start: ASAP

Interested? Write to us

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Vacancy posted 2 days ago

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