Senior Counsel/Associate General Counsel – Remote/Telecommute

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careers@sifinetworks.com

We are seeking a reliable and proactive commercial counsel with a minimum of five years’ experience and training in a reputable real estate and commercial transactions law practice or an in-house legal department of a reputable company. This role will be heavily involved in the entire contract lifecycle and in supporting and furthering the objectives of the Legal Department of a rapidly growing company. This role would be ideal for someone looking for an opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial high growth company. Primary responsibilities will be to support the Legal Department on a growing volume of real estate and commercial contracts and transactions review and drafting, related diligence, and the required record keeping and administration. An ideal candidate is reliable, trustworthy, independent but receptive to direction, organized, professional, responsible, self-motivated, driven, with strong work ethic, ability to work under pressure, and possesses great communication skills.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reviewing, redlining, and negotiating a broad range of real estate documents and transactions including but not limited to development agreements, land acquisition, subdivision, zoning, easements, rights of entry, rights of way, leases, licenses, co-location, public way rights
Reviewing and redlining/drafting of a wide range of commercial contracts, corporate entity documents and filings
Comfortable to independently support business professionals and to lead commercial negotiations
Support the Legal Department in ongoing real estate and other commercial matters as well as ad-hoc legal situations
Legal research of state statutes/codes, municipal law, case law
NDAs and other legal documents review and drafting
Review and drafting of policies and procedures
Participates in internal and external calls and meetings
Ongoing due diligence to assist with internal and external compliance and projects
Coordinate and assist with management of outside counsel and relationships with various external parties – vendors, customers, partners, etc.
Develop strong understanding of the business and productive working relationships with business stakeholders and commercial counterparties
Legal Memoranda and other legal documents preparation and drafting
Creating and maintaining corporate and contract records/registry
Willingness to do the necessary work to accomplish management’s objectives

Qualifications & Desired Skills:

Bachelor’s Degree and a JD from accredited universities with strong academic performance
Active member in good standing of the California State Bar (preferred) or another State bar
Strong and broad experience in reviewing and redlining/drafting broad range of real estate documents and transactions including but not limited to development agreements, land acquisition, subdivision, zoning, easements, rights of entry, rights of way, leases, licenses, co-location, public way rights
Experience in reviewing and redlining/drafting commercial contracts
Experience or desire to learn commercial law/corporate law/entity management
Experience and desire to perform due diligence and record keeping
Strong verbal, written, communication and interpersonal skills
Strong work ethic, trustworthy and reliable team player who is also able to work independently
Ability to think critically and analytically
At least 5+ Years of relevant legal experience developed, including foundational legal review and drafting training, in a reputable real estate and commercial law transactional practice
Five years in-house experience in a high real estate contracts volume high pressure environment (preferred industry experience in telecommunications, construction, utilities, or technology)
Corporate and commercial transactions experience desirable
Finance experience would be a plus
Advanced experience with Microsoft Office and SharePoint