This position handles highly complex legal matters and projects. Drafts high priority real estate legal documents and counsels business partners on real estate transactions, including leasing, subleasing, dispositions, acquisitions, redevelopments, defaults, disputes, construction contracts, and asset management. Represents the corporation in performing legal transactions. A JD with at least 8 years of retail or commercial real estate transactions as well as leasing experience is required for this role.

LOCATION:  This is a hybrid role, with a report to office requirement of three (3) days per week.  The office is located at 500 West Madison, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60661

Job Duties/Responsibilities:Draft and negotiate sophisticated disposition and acquisition agreements (and close on real estate transactions), lease agreements, sublease agreements, lease amendments, letters of intent, REA documents, consent letters and other relevant real estate legal documentsNegotiate and close on sophisticated real estate transactions, including dispositions, acquisitions and redevelopmentsIdentify and assess risk to the company, recommend course of action and develop solutions.Leasing, subleasing and development workConstruction contract review and negotiationAssist and counsel asset management and property management teams with curing defaults and providing correspondence to resolve defaultsProvide interpretation for leases, REAs and other real property documents in advising business team of risks and business strategiesInterface with business units and cross-functional teams within TransformSupervise and interface with outside law firms and business units within Transform