AssociateCorporateCounsel

Durst Profile: Since 1915, The Durst Organization has been a family-run business dedicated to the principles of innovation, integrity, community, and sustainability. We develop, build, own, and manage premier office towers and residential buildings that set new standards in environmental responsibility and user efficiency. Our enduring relationships with our tenants and partners are critical to our success and have made us generations of builders, building for generations. We build, own, and operate many of the world’s most innovative and efficient buildings. We create value for our tenants and partners by developing sustainable residential and commercial properties in which people live, work, and thrive. Overview: The Associate Corporate Counsel will work closely with the Legal & Risk Management Department, internal stakeholders, and outside counsel to manage The Durst Organization’s legal affairs. This role plays a key part in facilitating and administering Commercial Leasing matters, drafting, negotiating and interpreting a broad range of real estate and non-real estate agreements, and ensuring sound corporate governance. This role requires a highly motivated and organized individual, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintain a high degree of discretion and confidentiality, and ensure deliverables are up to Company standards. Responsibilities: Partners with the Commercial Leasing Department, cross-functional teams, and outside counsel to oversee and facilitate the drafting and negotiation of lease documentation. Drafts and reviews ancillary lease documentation such as substantial completion notices, letters of credit, indemnity letters, SNDAs, estoppel certificates, commencement date agreements and availability notices. Advises internal teams on questions of lease interpretation and disputes resolution. Monitors and tracks letters of credit, lender consent obligations, encumbrances (e.g., rights of first offer and expansion options) an