Senior Counsel - Real Estate
Dutch Bros CoffeeAbout the role
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing. At Dutch Bros Coffee, we are more than just a coffee company. We are a fun-loving, mind-blowing company that makes a difference one cup at a time.
Position Overview
The Senior Counsel - Real Estate is a key member of the Dutch Bros growing legal team. This role is responsible for providing legal counsel to internal business partners on all business decisions related to real estate development and transactions. The Senior Counsel - Real Estate will also work closely in partnership with internal attorney staff and outside counsel in supporting the paralegal and administrative employees on the management of a varying range of legal matters including but not limited to: leases, amendments, subordination agreements, estoppels, title, memorandum of leases, due diligence, rent commencement certificates, form drafting and other ancillary real estate work.
Key Responsibilities
Area specific:
Working with the Vice President of Legal – Real Estate, partner with construction, real estate, development, and retail teams to provide sound legal advice regarding negotiation strategy and deal structure and collaborate to implement system-wide improvements that reflect business goals.
Collaborate with construction, real estate, development, and retail teams to provide insights, process improvement, and system improvement to reliably delivery of documents as required by tenant lease obligations.
Develop strong, long-term, forward-looking relationships with landlords and communities that withstand the test of time, while providing sound advice regarding real estate documents and enforcement of tenant lease rights.
Draft, review, and negotiate build-to-suit and ground lease agreements, and all ancillary lease documents as needed (CC&Rs, SNDAs, estoppels, memorandums, amendments, rent commencement certificates, easements, etc.).
Maintain and manage internal lease matrices for all real estate transaction related agreements.
Draft and maintain Real Estate Legal forms and templates for all real estate transaction related agreements.
Support administrative staff with drafting and reviewing all real estate related notices and correspondence.
Oversee outside counsel on real estate transactions including lease negotiation, environmental, land use, and construction to effectively and efficiently deliver planned sites and projects on time and within budget.
Review and provide recommendations regarding title and other due diligence related matters and advise business partners on results.
Work with administrative staff on the tracking and communication of lease and due diligence related statuses, tasks, and deadlines utilizing the Legal Department’s current standard matter management system(s) [LawVu, Smartsheet and Lucernex].
Work with the lease administration team to process and complete matters handled by the Post Ex
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