Attorney / Corporate Counsel

Location: Houston, TX
Department: Legal Department
Reports to: COO

Lovett Industrial is currently looking for an in-house Counsel to support it’s legal department in the Houston office. A position description follows below.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Draft purchase and sale agreements for acquisitions and dispositions in the industrial real estate space.
• Prepare and negotiate joint venture agreements and related ancillary documentation.
• Interact with teams on the opposing side of a deal (sellers/buyers, JV partners, advisers, etc.) and facilitate the closing of a transaction from start to finish.
• Handle domestic transactions on both the buy and sell side, including private equity transactions.
• Coordinate internal and external resources in the various competence areas needed to consummate industrial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, including managing and coordinating with outside counsel.
• Advise and assist a development team with internal transaction documentation, including confidentiality agreements, commission agreements and generals service related contracts.
• Conduct independent research and regularly communicate with brokerage firms and other research outlets to monitor and analyze market trends and report to team on relevant developments.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong academic record with commercial and business awareness and strong communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Streamline complex processes into easy-to-understand, presentable messages.
• Proven organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Comfortable working independently as well as within a team.
• Team player that is willing to take initiative.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree and Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice in the State of Texas 3+ years of relevant corporate, mergers, acquisitions and/or transactional experience with
  a top Texas law firm or national law firm
• Industrial/Commercial real estate development experience a plus

Lovett Industrial Overview
Lovett Industrial is a vertically integrated logistics real estate investment platform that seeks to develop and acquire industrial real estate assets that are differentiated by their quality, location, and functionality in markets across the U.S. In every project we undertake, we strive to ensure maximum efficiency and functionality, while also preserving an outstanding corporate image on behalf of our tenants. We are a customer-focused real estate company that is driven by building partnerships with our tenants, and we strive to provide a level of service and quality that is unmatched in the industry. Our dedicated team of experienced real estate professionals are our strongest asset; their collective experience encompasses more than 25 million square feet of industrial real estate and more than $5 billion of projects successfully completed. The company’s pipeline of current and future projects encompasses approximately 12 million square feet of space and more than $2.1 billion in managed cost.