General Counsel; Real Estate, Secondment

Our client is seeking a senior attorney to be seconded on a full-time basis to one of the Firm’s key clients to serve as its General Counsel. This role offers a distinctive opportunity for an experienced real estate attorney to function as the principal legal advisor to a sophisticated real estate development and investment platform while remaining employed by a leading law firm.

The attorney will be embedded full-time at the client’s Bedminster, New Jersey office and will work closely with the company’s executive leadership and deal teams, providing strategic, transactional, and risk-management counsel across the organization’s real estate portfolio and operations.

The attorney will have a dual reporting relationship:

• Substantively
  , to the client’s C-suite and senior management for day-to-day legal matters and business integration; and
• Professionally
  , to the firm s partner designated as responsible for the Firm’s relationship with the client.

• Serve as General Counsel to client, acting as the primary legal advisor to senior management and executive leadership.
• Provide day-to-day legal support for real estate development, acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, and investment transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial real estate and related agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, loan documents, development and construction agreements, and commercial leases.
• Advise on corporate governance, entity structuring, and investment structures related to real estate holdings and operations.
• Manage and coordinate outside counsel, including transactional, litigation, and specialty counsel, as appropriate.
• Provide legal support in connection with disputes, claims, and litigation matters; hands-on litigation experience is a plus.
• Identify, assess, and manage legal and business risk in a pragmatic, solutions-oriented manner.
• Coordinate with firm attorneys as needed on specialized or overflow matters, ensuring seamless integration between in-house support and Firm resources.

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Admission to practice law in New Jersey and in good standing.
• Senior-level attorney with substantial experience in real estate development and investment transactions.
• Strong background in commercial real estate, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing.
• Litigation experience or meaningful exposure to real estate-related disputes is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted business advisor with sound judgment and commercial sensibility.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to work full-time, in-office in Bedminster, New Jersey, as an embedded member of the client’s executive and deal teams.

• Range of $300,000 to $350,000 and commensurate with seniority and experience
• Full suite of benefits through firm, including:
• Professional malpractice insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance

This position combines the stability, resources, and benefits of law firm employment with the hands-on responsibility and business integration of an in-house General Counsel role. It is particularly well-suited for a senior real estate attorney seeking a long-term, client-facing position with meaningful operational involvement and executive-level exposure.