• WPG offers a hybrid work schedule

Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Provide legal support and assistance to transactional attorneys with redevelopment projects, new development, property dispositions, acquisitions, financings, and other strategic transactions, including:
  • Gathering and reviewing due diligence materials;
  • Title and survey review and analysis;
  • Preparation of closing documents and instructions to title company
  • Preparing appropriate notices under applicable property-level agreements and
  • Managing deal timelines and closing checklists.
• Review, prepare and negotiate property easement agreements.
• Coordinate property subdivisions with Development, surveyors, outside counsel and municipalities.
• Manage vendors providing third party reports for large-scale projects.
• Prepare, mail, track and obtain estoppel certificates from tenants and adjoining land owners.
• Manage junior paralegals and/or administrative staff in connection with team projects, such as title document review projects, large-scale estoppel preparation and mailings, and tenant notices.
• Generate lease exhibits and construction exhibits for outside counsel.
• Work directly with Development and Construction teams on new development, re-development, easement and entitlement matters.
• Provide timely response to legal requests from internal departments for preparation, review and analysis of legal documents or research of legal issues.
• Research and analyze REAs, development agreements, operating/partnership agreements, anchor tenant leases, loan agreements, contracts, and other legal documents.
• Work on special projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills (Desired Abilities):

• Advanced knowledge of commercial real estate practices.
• Experience with commercial real estate transactions, including title and survey, development, acquisitions and dispositions, required.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, document management systems, online assessor and recorder databases, and mapping and GIS systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, listening, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple business units and/or departments.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Qualifications (Education and Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate or related area or Paralegal Certificate AND
• At least five (5) to ten (10) years of real estate legal experience.
• Notary public preferred
• Prior experience in real estate investment trust (REIT) or real estate development company highly desired.

WPG offers:

• Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits including health, dental, 401k with no vesting schedule, and paid time off
• On-going learning opportunities within a rewarding work environment
• Career experiences that can span different WPG departments and functions with opportunities for personal and professional growth
• A hybrid work schedule allowing remote work two days a week

WPG is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and equality. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our associates bring to their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but also, our reputation and our company’s achievements.

Education

• Bachelors or better in Business Administration