Description:

Are you a seasoned real estate attorney ready to bring your real estate expertise in-house and make a visible business impact? Publix Super Markets, Inc. is seeking a Senior Real Estate Attorney to join our corporate legal team. In this role, you'll partner closely with the business and play a key part in supporting the company's continued growth across a large, multi-state retail portfolio.

As part of the Real Estate Legal team, you'll work alongside internal partners on a broad range of high-impact real estate matters, including leasing, acquisitions, development, and other strategic initiatives. You'll also help support a portfolio of more than 4,000 shopping center tenants leasing space from Publix and its subsidiaries in company-owned centers. This is an exciting opportunity for an attorney who enjoys fast-paced, business-facing work and wants to influence complex transactions at scale.

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest employee-owned company in the United States, with ownership shared through a strong Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Since opening in 1930, Publix has grown to more than 1,400 stores across eight states: AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, and VA. More than 39% of those locations, along with Publix-anchored shopping centers, are owned by Publix and its subsidiaries. With more than 250,000 associates, Publix continues to grow with a workforce invested in the company's success.

What You'll Do:

Provide day-to-day legal support for a large portfolio of retail and industrial real estate assets across multiple states including AL, GA, FL, KY, NC, SC, TN & VA.
Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial real estate documents, including:
Leases (including build-to-suit and ground leases)
Purchase and sale agreements
Easements, covenants, and development agreements
Support site acquisition, leasing, and development strategies in partnership with Real Estate and Facilities teams.
Conduct and analyze title, survey, and due diligence matters.
Provide strategic legal guidance to business leaders and cross-functional teams.
Partner with internal teams to improve processes, develop templates, and drive operational consistency.
Monitor legal and regulatory trends impacting real estate transactions and retail operations.

Required Qualifications:

Juris Doctorate and active Bar admission in any US State
5+ years of practice experience in real estate transactions, including leasing, acquisitions
Knowledge of real estate laws and regulations and Florida Bar rules and ethical canons
Knowledge of supermarket, retail, or consumer-facing business operations businesses
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access (or a related database) and Projects
Effective written and verbal communication, including structured legal writing, presenting data and information, and adapting communications to the audience
Ability to supervise and lead others, manage resources and coordinate team efforts
Ability to negotiate, advocate for Publix and provide expert business advice
Interpersonal skills and a positive, proactive, flexible approach to varied situations, personalities and levels of knowledge and experience
Ability to maintain independence and objectivity and handle confidential matters
Ability to adapt to unfamiliar business operations, systems and regulations and work well under pressure
Ability to research cases, databases, land transfer and use records, and corporate records; read and interpret legal and regulatory documents
Analytical, critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems and make sound judgments using knowledge, experience, observations and available information
Ability to document critical processes using data flows and narratives
Planning, organization, time management and project management skills; ability to work independently and productively and follow through to successful project completion

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting a high-volume retail or multi-site real estate portfolio.
10+ years of experience with a concentration in transactional commercial leasing and acquisitions.
Familiarity with Publix business operations.
Prior in-house experience or regular partnership with internal business teams.
Florida Bar admission and/or admission in other Publix operating states.