Senior Paralegal/Lease Administrator

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Job description

Senior Paralegal/Lease Administrator Stamford, Ct. 70K to 85K

Our client a vertically integrated private real estate investment firm is seeking a Senior Paralegal/Lease Administrator to be based out of our Stamford, CT 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.

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

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