Real Estate & Corporate Counsel

Real Estate & Corporate Counsel

Location:

Miami, FL

Corient is a high‑ and ultra‑high‑net‑worth wealth management firm whose mission is to help clients preserve their wealth and support the causes they care about. We focus on exceeding expectations, simplifying lives and establishing legacies that last for generations.

We are seeking a smart, hardworking attorney to join our Legal Team and provide end‑to‑end legal support to our Real Estate function that manages 50+ office leases nationwide, as well as a variety of other legal matters. As a key member of our lean legal team, you will play a critical role in supporting our fast‑growing firm across a variety of legal functions, and you will collaborate cross‑functionally to drive process improvements and enhance operational efficiency.

You will report to a senior attorney on our legal team. This is a full‑time, exempt position at our headquarters in Miami’s Brickell financial district. We believe an in‑office presence is key to building our business, driving high performance and creating a team‑based culture. Accordingly, you must be willing to join us in the office during the work week.

• Support all legal aspects of the office lease lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating letters of intent, leases, sub‑leases, estoppels, SNDAs and other related documents and agreements, as well as service and supplier contracts with a wide range of real estate, architecture, and facilities vendors.
• Draft, review, and negotiate assignments, terminations, and consolidations of leases and vendor agreements and support corporate governance matters, including in the context of M&A transactions and integrations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of vendor contracts, including non‑disclosure agreements, software, SaaS and other technology‑related agreements.
• Manage third‑party litigation, including document production in response to third‑party subpoenas, with the support of outside counsel.
• Facilitate efficient coordination of work streams between internal legal resources, internal functions, and outside counsel.
• Perform other work and projects, as assigned.

• J.D. from an accredited law school and a member in good standing of a U.S. state bar.
• 3‑5 years of experience in a top‑tier real estate leasing practice.
• Material lessee experience is a significant plus.
• In‑house legal experience is a plus.

• Substantial experience with all aspects of the real estate leasing lifecycle, including commercial leases and AIA agreements, lease negotiation, green leasing terms, and real estate deal structure.
• Experience with vendor and supplier contracts.
• Experience with corporate governance and general corporate work.
• Litigation experience a plus.
• Exceptional judgment, balancing risk with business priorities.
• Hardworking, motivated, proactive and results‑oriented.
• Comfortable fielding questions from the most senior to the most junior teammates.
• Exceedingly organized and meticulous.
• Unquestioned integrity.
• Desire to be part of a fast‑growing firm.
• Team oriented with the ability to build relationships and earn the respect of others.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple groups and functions.

• This position requires the physical capabilities to work in an office environment, which may include prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Corient seeks to make reasonable accommodations that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties when possible.
• This position may require the ability to lift up to 15 pounds.
• This position is required to work onsite 4 days per week.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation; any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Corient hires U.S. citizens or permanent residents.…