Assistant General Counsel – Real Estate
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Assistant General Counsel leading commercial lease negotiations and portfolio management for Professional Physical Therapy’s outpatient clinic network. Advising leadership on real estate risk, compliance, and clinic build-outs.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the review, drafting, and negotiation of commercial leases, subleases, amendments, and related real estate agreements.
- Partner with company leadership, the real estate broker, outside counsel, and project-management teams to move transactions forward efficiently.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders on active negotiations, key decisions, risks, and timing.
- Identify and mitigate legal and business risks associated with real estate transactions, escalating significant matters to the General Counsel as appropriate.
- Oversee critical lease dates and obligations, including renewals, options, expirations, rent escalations, and other portfolio milestones.
- Support lease-portfolio optimization, risk management, clinical-office build-outs, and compliance considerations, including ADA requirements.
- Maintain and improve lease templates, negotiation playbooks, legal workflows, and portfolio-management practices.
- Use lease-management, contract-management, document-automation, and AI tools to improve accuracy, visibility, and efficiency.
- Own real estate matters from negotiation through ongoing portfolio management while reporting to the General Counsel.
Requirements:
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
- Active membership in good standing with the New York State Bar.
- 3-5 years of legal experience drafting and negotiating commercial real estate leases and related agreements.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify practical solutions while protecting the organization from risk.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple active matters, and collaborate effectively with legal and business partners in a remote environment.
- Healthcare-industry experience or familiarity with healthcare regulatory requirements and clinical-office build-outs (nice to have).
- Knowledge of ADA compliance requirements for commercial spaces (nice to have).
- Experience with lease-management systems, contract-management platforms, document automation, or AI prompting (nice to have).
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options for you and your eligible dependents.
- Generous paid time off.
- Company-matched 401(k).
- MetLife Pet Insurance with flexible plans, reimbursement on eligible expenses, and 24/7 telehealth support.
- Exclusive savings through PlumBenefits and LifeMart on travel, entertainment, shopping, dining, and more.
- Eligibility for an annual bonus of up to 10%.
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