Assistant General Counsel

Are you a detail-oriented attorney looking to build a well-rounded in-house career? Join our Legal team as Assistant General Counsel, where you’ll play a key role in drafting and managing contracts, supporting litigation and handling receiverships. You’ll also help identify process improvements to make our legal operations stronger and more efficient.

This is a great opportunity for an attorney who wants broad exposure to a variety of legal issues in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do:

Contract Management

• Draft, review, and negotiate leases and vendor and service agreements.
• Assist with maintaining templates and approval workflows.
• Advise internal stakeholders on contract terms and associated risks.

Receivership Support

• Assist in managing legal aspects of court-appointed receiverships.
• Coordinate with courts and internal teams.
• Attend occasional court hearings and help ensure compliance with reporting and documentation requirements.

Litigation Support

• Support litigation and dispute resolution efforts in coordination with outside counsel.
• Assist with discovery, subpoenas, timelines, and legal file management.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline legal workflows and increase consistency.
• Support development and implementation of new tools and processes to enhance team effectiveness.

What You’ll Bring:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• In good standing as a member of at least one state bar.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or public agency.
• Exposure to leases, litigation, or receiverships is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, clear communication, and a practical, business-minded approach.

What Sets You Apart:

• You’re eager to learn and take on new challenges.
• You enjoy solving problems and making systems better.
• You’re organized, flexible, and enjoy working cross-functionally.

Ready to grow your in-house legal career?
Apply today to become our next Assistant General Counsel.

Friedman Real Estate is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, family responsibility, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran's status, genetic information, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable law.

Friedman Real Estate is a full-service real estate company and has been serving our clients for over 30 years! We do business in over 20 states and are proudly one of the Midwest's largest commercial real estate organizations. We offer a full range of services that includes multi-family management; commercial brokerage; property and asset management; investment and loan sale advisory, space planning and design; construction and project management; graphic design and marketing in addition to a vast array of advisory services.

We manage more than 140 commercial properties encompassing more than 16M SF and more than 10,000 apartment homes throughout the United States. Our brokerage team has over 800 current listings with $10 billion in closed transactions.

Awarded as one of Crain’s Coolest Places to work at, Metro Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to work for, and to be recognized as Detroit Free Presses Top Workplaces.

We Value Our Employees

We love making our employee’s feel valued, and our competitive compensation and full benefit packages show it! We offer Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plans, Delta Dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), over three weeks of vacation time, 10 paid holidays, and many other benefits.

We Have Friedman Fun

• Friedman Swag
• Wellness activities
• Continuing education reimbursement benefits
• Referral bonuses for new employees and new business
• Charitable activities that give back to our communities
• Recognition program to celebrate the successes all year long
• Training seminars for leadership and professional development
• Employee activities planned throughout the year: such as BBQ’s, holiday parties, frozen yogurt Fridays