Senior Counsel - Real Estate

Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati, Michigan, Charlotte, Dallas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Real Estate & Property ManagementExperience: 3-6 yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Organization","Communication","Negotiation","Sound judgment","Problem-solving"]

Support the Enterprise Workplace Services organization with a primary focus on complex ground lease transactions and related real estate matters. Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated lease and ancillary documents, lead ground lease negotiations on key legal and business terms, and advise on risk throughout the real estate lifecycle. Collaborate with cross-functional partners across real estate, construction, design, facilities, finance, insurance, environmental, and risk teams while managing outside counsel and high-volume transactions.

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Senior Counsel - Real Estate

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Job Summary

Support the Enterprise Workplace Services organization with a primary focus on complex ground lease transactions and related real estate matters. Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated lease and ancillary documents, lead ground lease negotiations on key legal and business terms, and advise on risk throughout the real estate lifecycle. Collaborate with cross-functional partners across real estate, construction, design, facilities, finance, insurance, environmental, and risk teams while managing outside counsel and high-volume transactions.
Location: Cincinnati, Michigan, Charlotte, Dallas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Real Estate & Property Management
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide legal support to the Enterprise Workplace Services group across the real estate lifecycle, with significant responsibility for ground lease transactions.
  • •Draft, review, and negotiate complex ground leases and related documents, including work letters, memoranda of lease, recognition and nondisturbance agreements, estoppels, consents, amendments, assignments, and ancillary instruments.
  • •Lead ground lease negotiations and advise on key risk and business terms, including ownership of improvements and construction/delivery obligations.
  • •Review and negotiate office and retail leases, lease amendments/renewals, purchase and sale agreements, ATM agreements, license agreements, construction-related agreements, and other real estate documents.
  • •Manage outside counsel and a high volume of sophisticated transactions while maintaining responsiveness and accountability for deadlines.

Key Requirements

  • •Three to six years of relevant commercial real estate legal experience, including drafting and negotiating complex ground leases, purchase and sale agreements, and retail lease agreements.
  • •J.D. degree from an accredited law school.
  • •Admission to a state bar.
  • •Strong drafting and negotiation skills to identify and resolve legal, operational, development, financing, and property-level risks in ground lease transactions.
  • •Exceptional organization and communication skills, with the ability to interface successfully with senior management.
Experience:3-6 yearsCommercial real estateGround leasesReal estate transactionsBankingLaw firm or in-house legal
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:OrganizationCommunicationNegotiationSound judgmentProblem-solving
Licenses:State bar admission

Company Brief

Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified bank holding company offering consumer, commercial, and wealth management services. Through its banking subsidiaries, it provides deposits, lending, treasury management, payments, and investment solutions across the Midwest and Southeast.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Cincinnati, United States
Founded: 1858
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