Senior Paralegal/Lease Administrator

Senior Paralegal/Lease Administrator needed! Our client is seeking a Senior Paralegal/Lease Administrator to be based out of their Stamford, CT or Denver, CO office. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and will work closely with all departments, but with a heavy focus interacting with the Leasing and Asset Management teams. Why should you work here? Portfolio valued at over $1B Multiple tenured employees Highly visible role Great benefits- Health and dental covered! Highly visible role Family friendly environment Flexible Schedule 40+ years of long-standing relationships with clients Free lunches daily Car and cell phone allowance 2 weeks PTO with 5 personal sick days 4 Fridays off during the summer and your birthday off! Paid life insurance Essential Functions: The Senior Paralegal/Lease Administrator is responsible for processing and maintaining lease documents for our predominately grocery anchored shopping centers. Duties include the following: Drafting and negotiating new leases, renewals, SNDA''s, lease riders, addendums, amendments and assignments Working alongside outside counsel on large, national tenant lease negotiations, as well as on compilation of lease exhibits and due diligence materials Preparing and maintaining lease abstracts Researching existing leases for the purpose of identifying and interpreting exclusive and prohibited use clauses Ensuring landlord and tenant compliance with individual lease terms and resolving material lease issues Responding to lease related inquiries from senior management and members of the Asset Management and Leasing departments Monitoring tenant legal and bankruptcy matters Assisting with due diligence work associated with property acquisitions, dispositions, and refinances, including preparing and tracking Tenant Estoppels and SNDAs Tracking the unit status, leasing activity history, lease expiration dates, completed deals, and dead deals across the AmCap portfolio Monitoring the status of key dates and obtaining all information required during the tenant onboarding process Communicating tenant lease activity and distributing copies of lease documents and notices to relevant parties Preparing and mailing lease documents and tenant notices such as (but not limited to) Welcome Letters, Commencement Date Agreements, Notices of Default, and tenant improvement allowance disbursements Serving as a key contact for Tenants and Property Managers with regard to lease matters Entering new leases, extensions and other amendments data in Yardi. Updating tenant contact information in Yardi and Outlook Setting up, maintaining, and archiving electronic and hard copy lease files Completing ad hoc projects upon request from the various teams Qualifications: A Bachelor''s degree from an accredited college or university 3-5 years of Paralegal or Sr. Lease Administrator experience in the retail real estate space required. Prior experience working with national and regional retailers is a plus Proven track record of negotiating lease terms with Tenants and outside counsel, as well as drafting lease agreements Outstanding initiative and work ethic, proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities and deadlines Yardi experience preferred Ability to adapt quickly to new technology and work with others in implementation of new assignments Working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Created: 2021-11-29