Description:
Position Summary:The Associate Counsel – Leasing/Real Estate sits within the Legal department and will provide legal guidance to North American GPC stakeholders in the areas of commercial leases and real estate matters. As a member of the legal team at Genuine Parts Company's Atlanta, GA location reporting to a VP - Legal, this position works closely with cross-functional in-house teams and outside counsel. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, driven, team-oriented, and comfortable working in a dynamic public company environment.
Responsibilities:
- Counsel and provide legal guidance on commercial leases and real estate purchases and sales
- Draft, negotiate, and control workflow in connection with multiple simultaneous leases, amendments, SNDAs, construction agreements, and/or real estate transactions for all GPC North American business units
- Participate in legal and cross-functional M&A due diligence, including title insurance commitments, surveys, and environmental reports
- Assist on post-acquisition real estate integration efforts
- Advise General Counsel, senior management, business teams and litigation counsel on landlord/tenant disputes, construction/maintenance issues, building code/safety/ADA matters
- Maintain knowledge of organization's leases, deeds, and related legal documents
- Function as a trusted adviser to GPC's Real Estate and Transformation teams
- Liaise with outside counsel regarding their assignments
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor's degree, Juris Doctorate degree, and a member of the State Bar of Georgia (or an ability to waive in)
- Significant experience in commercial leasing and related real estate matters
- Willingness to take on non-leasing/real estate matters (specifically, commercial contracts)
- Minimum of 5 years' practice with an established law firm or corporate legal department
- Proven ability to manage internal and external relationships
- Exceptional communicator
- Self-starter and responsive
- Able to work collaboratively
- Team player
- Strong organizational skills; must be able to manage and prioritize multiple business objectives and projects with the proper sense of urgency
