Pay: $130,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Step into a high-impact in-house legal role where your advice directly influences real estate investments, acquisitions, operations, and business strategy.
- Work closely with senior leadership and the executive committee, giving you meaningful visibility and influence across the organization.
- Take ownership of sophisticated real estate, contracts, compliance, risk management, disputes, and acquisition matters.
- Join a well-established, growing real estate investment platform with a substantial multifamily portfolio and a strong track record of performance.
- Build a broad, business-minded legal practice while partnering with experienced internal teams and outside counsel.
Location
Phoenix, AZ — This is an in-office opportunity designed for close collaboration with the executive committee, operations, acquisitions, and other key business leaders.
Note:
An active Arizona bar license is required, along with a Juris Doctor degree. Candidates should have some real estate legal experience or a demonstrated passion for real estate, plus the drive, judgment, intelligence, and self-starter mindset to succeed in a highly visible in-house role.
About Us
We are a growing, vertically integrated real estate investment and operating organization focused on creating long-term value through disciplined investments, strong operations, and thoughtful stewardship. Our team values respect, urgency, growth, integrity, and accountability, and we believe talented people are essential to our continued success. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor to leadership and business teams on real estate, corporate, operational, and compliance matters.
- Provide practical legal guidance on real estate transactions, landlord-tenant matters, corporate governance, contracts, and regulatory issues.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage leases, vendor agreements, investment agreements, and other commercial contracts.
- Partner with the acquisitions team on due diligence, transaction documents, negotiations, closing activities, and related legal matters.
- Manage and strategically direct outside counsel to ensure legal matters are handled efficiently, effectively, and in alignment with business objectives.
- Identify legal and business risks and develop practical strategies to mitigate exposure and protect company interests.
- Oversee disputes, litigation, eviction matters, appeals, and settlement discussions in coordination with outside counsel and internal stakeholders.
- Develop and improve legal and compliance processes, policies, and standards across the organization.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and translate changes into clear, actionable guidance for leadership.
- Train employees and operational teams on legal, compliance, contract, and risk-related matters.
- Drive continuous improvement by helping standardize processes, strengthen accountability, and support sound business decision-making.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
- Active Arizona bar license or eligibility for Arizona in-house counsel registration.
- 1+ year of relevant real estate legal experience preferred; broader corporate, transactional, litigation, or in-house experience will be considered.
- Strong interest in real estate and the ability to quickly develop business and industry expertise.
- Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and judgment skills.
- Self-starter who is intellectually curious, driven, practical, and comfortable taking ownership.
- Ability to work confidently with executives, operations teams, acquisitions professionals, outside counsel, and other stakeholders.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, business-focused environment.
Why You Will Love Working Here
You will have the opportunity to do more than provide legal support — you will help shape business decisions and protect a growing real estate platform. Our culture combines high standards with collaboration, giving you the autonomy to take ownership while working directly with experienced leaders and cross-functional teams. If you are ambitious, commercially minded, and excited to build a meaningful in-house career in real estate, this role offers exceptional visibility, variety, and growth.
JPC-1768
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Requirements: Must-have: AZ bar license, Preferred: 1+ yrs of real estate law exp
- Required Years as Associate, 3+
- Additional context: Relocation- [Open to relocation candidates at candidate's expense]. Packages - [None specified],
- Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):
- 1 to 2 years: $130K to $140K
- 3 to 5 years: $140K to $155K
- 6 to 9 years: $155K to $170K
- 10+ years: $170K to $180K
Submission Email: Paul & Colson - paul@proequitymgmt.com
;colsonf@proequitymgmt.com
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