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Senior Counsel – Real Estate
Fifth Third Bank. Provide legal support to Enterprise Workplace Services across the real estate lifecycle .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in drafting and negotiating complex real estate agreements, including ground leases and purchase and sale agreements, while effectively managing legal risks and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Commercial Real Estate Legal ExperienceDrafting And Negotiating Ground LeasesJ.D. DegreeState Bar AdmissionRisk Assessment And Management
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Hard Skills
Drafting Complex Ground LeasesNegotiating Purchase And Sale AgreementsReviewing Office And Retail LeasesInterpreting Real Estate AgreementsIdentifying Legal RisksProblem SolvingResearch Capabilities
Soft Skills
Exceptional Organizational SkillsStrong Communication SkillsAbility To Interface With Senior Management
Industry Keywords
Real Estate LifecycleConstruction-Related AgreementsDefaults And Disputes ManagementTransaction StructuringBank Regulatory Framework
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide legal support to Enterprise Workplace Services across the real estate lifecycle
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex ground leases and related documents
- Lead ground lease negotiations and advise on ownership of improvements, construction, and delivery obligations
- Review and negotiate office and retail leases, lease amendments and renewals, purchase and sale agreements, ATM agreements, license agreements, construction-related agreements, and other ancillary real estate documents
- Interpret ground leases and other real estate agreements
- Resolve operational and construction-related questions
- Support management of defaults, disputes, and enforcement matters
- Collaborate with real estate, construction, design, facilities, finance, insurance, environmental, and risk stakeholders
- Structure transactions and meet critical project milestones
- Develop practical solutions balancing legal risk with business objectives
- Manage outside counsel and a high volume of sophisticated transactions
- Maintain responsiveness, sound judgment, and accountability for deadlines
- Identify, assess, manage, monitor, and report risks
Requirements
What you’ll need- Three to six years of relevant commercial real estate legal experience
- Meaningful experience drafting and negotiating complex ground leases, purchase and sale agreements, and retail lease agreements
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school required
- Admission to a state bar
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to interface successfully with senior management
- Ability to handle a variety of internal client demands
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills
- Ability to identify and resolve legal, operational, development, financing, and property-level risks in ground lease transactions
- Ability to spot issues, assess risk, think critically, and problem solve
- Research capabilities
- Basic understanding of bank regulatory framework preferred, but not required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive benefits programs supporting physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being
- Incentive compensation plan based on company, line of business, and/or individual performance
- Differentiated compensation offerings
- Employee benefits and compensation programs supporting employees and their families