Senior Real Estate Attorney

Overview

maurices is a womens apparel retailer that celebrates feel good fashion for real life. Its committed to its service with style promise and offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend and all of lifes adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0-24, maurices is famous for its versatile styles including key categories such as denim, dresses, tops, and more.

Established in 1931, maurices operates 935 stores in communities across North America. Discover even more fashion at

Role

Purpose:

The Senior Real Estate Attorney helps oversee the legal real estate team as well as oversees our portfolio of retail store leases and handles real estate-related legal matters as well as other legal issues as directed by the Chief Legal, Risk & Compliance Officer.

• Prepare, negotiate, and/or review real estate related documents and correspondence such as letters, leases and lease amendments, including dispute resolution with Landlords.
• Documents presented for signature are thoroughly negotiated and reviewed.
• Builds relationships and consensus ensuring win-win outcome.
• Uses exceptional oral and written communication skills to resolve disputes, clarify or answer questions.
• Looks for creative ways to address issues/solve problems; uses resources (internal/external) appropriately.

• Proactively manages the maurices lease portfolio to ensure relevant dates are acted upon.
• Looks for ways to continually maximize lease administration processes.
• Works effectively with others to ensure relevant dates are acted upon; serves as a resource for lease information.

• Serves as a general legal resource for other departments (as directed by Chief Legal, Risk & Compliance Officer) such as real estate, construction, store operations, lease accounting and lease administration.
• Collaborates well with individuals at all levels; builds strong external resources; offers solid counsel/advice.
• Researches all angles of an issue before attempting to solve a problem.

Education:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school; must be licensed to practice law in at least one US state

Experience:

• 7-10 years retail/commercial leasing experience required
• In-house counsel experience required

• Must be skilled in building cross-functional and external partnerships
• Strong detail orientation
• Outstanding written and verbal skills
• Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills

Location: Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802

Position Type: Regular/Full time

Pay Range: Annual Salary: $ - $

The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law.

We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.