Real Estate Transactional Attorney - Land Development & Homebuilding

Job Description

Title: Real Estate Transactional Attorney Finished Lot Land Sales/Landbanking

Note: This position requires employee to be hybrid in the Scottsdale, AZ office. (In office to start)

Note: Bar admission to any state is acceptable for this position, but AZ is preferable.

About Our Client

Our client is a boutique law firm specializing in transactional real estate, focusing on land acquisition, sales and development and heavily geared to the transactions involving sales of finished lots to homebuilders. They have an extensive portfolio across 25+ states, handling significant land banking and lot servicing deals as well as land acquisition, development, and real estate financing in Arizona and representation of master planned community developers in Arizona.

Job Description

Handle all aspects of land banking transactions nationally on behalf of land bankers providing capital to public and private homebuilders, including conducting due diligence, title review, drafting documents and closing

Draft and negotiate real estate contracts, including purchase and sale agreements, land development agreements, and financing arrangements.

Work closely with capital sources, developers and landowners on a variety of real estate projects.

Organize and attend to closings for various transactional real estate matters involving land banking and acquisition and sales .

Assist with loan transactions on behalf of secured lender clients typically fast hard money lending

Collaborate with local counsel in multiple states to ensure compliance with regional real estate laws.

Qualifications

Minimum of 3 years of experience in transactional real estate law, with a focus on land transactions with home builders and sale of finished lots.

Experience with landbanking transactions or sale of finished lots is highly preferred. Extensive commercial leasing experience or commercial development experience is NOT valuable

Knowledge of homebuilder transactional dealings, including acquisition and sale of finished lots.

Extensive commercial leasing experience or commercial development experience is NOT valuable

Bar admission in any state is acceptable, but preference will be given to candidates licensed in AZ or with experience in the primary states of operation (AZ, CA, FL, TX, NV, WA, the Carolinas and GA).

Ability to work full-time in the Scottsdale, AZ office.

Why This is a Great Opportunity

Competitive salary ranging from $150k-$250k, subject to negotiation depending on experience.

Opportunity to work on high-profile real estate deals in a wide range of states.

Join a rapidly growing boutique firm with a strong reputation for excellence in real estate law.

Be part of a dynamic team that specializes in niche areas of real estate, including landbanking and homebuilding transactions.

JOB CODE: JPC - 101

Full-time