Real Estate Counsel

Real Estate Transactional Counsel – Fully Onsite (Sugar Land, TX)Key ResponsibilitiesDraft, negotiate, review, and finalize tenant‑side retail real estate agreements, including letters of intent, leases, amendments, purchase and sale agreements, and related documents.Support acquisitions, renewals, relocations, dispositions, and financing transactions across a national retail portfolio.Develop, maintain, and govern leasing, development, and construction templates, standards, and playbooks.Coordinate internal stakeholder feedback on deviations from established legal and business standards.Manage contract workflows, approvals, and tracking to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely execution.Assist with contract issue resolution and provide risk‑based legal guidance to business partners.Conduct real estate due diligence, including review of title commitments, surveys, and title insurance policies and endorsements.Support development teams in securing government approvals, permits, and third‑party consents.Stay current on evolving real estate, leasing, construction, and procurement legal concepts and best practices.Collaborate with external counsel as needed for workload support or jurisdiction‑specific matters.Minimum QualificationsJuris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school.Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (Texas preferred).Minimum of five years of commercial retail real estate legal experience.Ability to work fully onsite in Sugar Land, TX.