Real Estate Senior Counsel
About The Position
Pacific Lifestyle Homes is seeking a Real Estate Senior Counsel to serve as a key advisor to leadership, land acquisition, and development teams. This role is responsible for structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of real estate and operational agreements while proactively managing legal risk and supporting business objectives. This highly collaborative position requires both strong technical legal expertise and practical business judgment and reports directly to the Director of Land Acquisition and Development.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- Active license to practice law in Oregon and Washington (Idaho/Boise preferred)
- 10-30+ years of experience in real estate and/or transactional law, actively practicing
- Experience with residential development and/or homebuilding
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills with attention to detail
- Ability to translate legal risk into practical business guidance
- Proactive, solution-oriented mindset
- High level of integrity and sound judgment
- Strong communication skills with both legal and non-legal stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs)
- Draft, review, and negotiate Letters of Intent (LOIs)
- Draft, review, and negotiate Option Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, and Land Banking Agreements
- Provide legal support throughout the land acquisition and disposition process
- Conduct title and due diligence review in coordination with internal and external partners
- Identify and mitigate legal risks in real estate transactions
- Draft and review Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (CC&Rs)
- Draft and review Declarations and governing documents
- Draft and review Easements, development agreements, and plat-related documents
- Partner with development teams to ensure compliance with local regulations and entitlements
- Advise on HOA structures and governance matters
- Review, draft, and negotiate third-party contracts, including Vendor and service agreements, Construction-related agreements, Consulting and professional services contracts
- Establish and maintain contract standards and templates
- Ensure consistency in risk allocation and protection of company interests
- Provide day-to-day legal guidance to internal stakeholders
- Interpret and advise on applicable laws, regulations, and compliance requirements
- Coordinate with outside counsel as needed while managing cost and efficiency
- Support dispute resolution and pre-litigation strategy when necessary
Benefits
- Company supported medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and families
- Participation in our 401(k)-retirement savings plan with Company contributions
- New home discount
- 120 hours of paid time off for the first year
- Seven paid holidays
- Paid volunteer hours
- Employee Recognition Program
- Employee Referral Bonus - Up to $1,000
- Engaging company culture – Including our annual “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
