Corporate General Counsel

With over 30 years of experience in the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, and management of apartment communities across the Western United States, we are a trusted partner in the property management industry. At MG Properties, we focus on enriching lives – physically in our community buildings, philanthropically through giving back to our local communities, and through development and growth of our employees.

MG Properties, a private real estate investment and management company, seeks an experienced corporate attorney to lead a new legal department, managing diverse legal tasks across the company.  This role requires a deep understanding of California real estate law.

Responsibilities:

Real Estate Transactions:

• While not the lead for transaction related work, provide legal guidance as needed for unique situations related to acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and financing. May perform title/survey review, abstract retail leases, review loan docs. 

Securities Compliance

• Track Securities legislation and ensure compliance of offerings.  Advice on changes to offerings.

Risk / Litigation

• Manage risk department and coordinate litigation, dispute resolution, and insurance matters.  Includes real estate, and operational disputes.
• Represent, guide, and train personnel on small claims matters.
• De-escalation of resident matters prior to engagement of external legal representation. Oversee representation by outside Landlord Tenant attorneys.
• Oversee insurance claims tracking and settlement process

Contracts

• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and other legal documents related to real estate matters, ensuring consistency across markets and departments.
• Track and negotiate vendor contracts, including acquisition analyses and assumptions, renewals/negotiations, and master agreements. (EG: Cable, laundry, cell tower)
• Construction contract negotiation, tracking, and compliance
• Retail broker listing agreements and tenant lease negotiation
• Track contracts to ensure compliance with terms, including extension/termination notices.

Investor Relations

• TIC restructurings, assignments, other investor-related legal issues.

Strategic Counsel

• Advise and support senior management and other departments on real estate and risk management matters on an ad-hoc basis.

Department Management

• Develop and implement best practices and processes for the operations of the legal department.

Operations

• Resident facing documents for signature (lease documents & addendums)
• Manage tracking of evictions and coordinate with outside counsel
• Operating policies and procedures

Compliance & Administrative

• Research and analyze legal issues and developments in the real estate industry.
• Track pending and current laws and regulations to proactively identify areas of risk, ensure compliance, and avoid litigation.
• Manage all entity legal compliance, ensuring licenses and permits are current, vendor contracts are monitored and coordinated, and insurance policies are in place.
• Responsible for management of entity filings, review/approval of invoices, SOP notices.
• New applications and annual renewals of licenses and permits for individual properties, entities, and for the broader company.

Qualifications

• Preferably at least 8 years’ experience in CA real estate law.
• Strongly prefer corporate counsel experience in multi-family industry or securities law experience.
• JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Must be an active member in good standing with the CA State Bar.
• Excellent knowledge of theory and practical application of corporate and real estate law.
• Management experience of multiple direct reports
• Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• High ethical standards and professionalism.

We offer a competitive benefits package and excellent work environment.

Compensation and Benefits

• Company profit sharing
• Accrues 10 days Paid Time Off per year
• 10 Paid Holidays and 2 Paid Personal Days per year
• 40 Hours of Paid Sick Time
• 401K with employer match
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Spending Account

MG Properties is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We are a drug-free workplace, participate in E-Verify, and are an at-will employer. 

If identified for a position, you will be asked to submit to a background check and drug-screen.