Role OverviewWe are seeking a Commercial Leasing Attorney to join a boutique commercial real estate and finance practice in Nashville, Tennessee. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of commercial leasing experience, primarily focused on retail leasing, with strong lease drafting, negotiation, and transactional skills.
What You Will Do
Draft, review, and negotiate retail and commercial leases for landlords, tenants, developers, property owners, and other clients. Prepare and negotiate lease amendments, assignments, assumptions, subleases, guaranties, SNDAs, estoppel certificates, letters of intent, and related documents.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of commercial leasing experience, primarily focused on retail leasing, with strong lease drafting, negotiation, and transactional skills. Prior Big Law experience strongly preferred.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Active license to practice law and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 4+ years of commercial leasing experience, primarily focused on retail leasing
- Prior Big Law experience strongly preferred
- Strong lease drafting, reviewing, and negotiation skills
- Experience representing both landlords and tenants preferred
- Experience with national or regional retailers, shopping centers, mixed-use developments, or retail properties preferred
- Broader commercial real estate experience involving acquisitions, dispositions, development, or financing is a plus
- Experience managing leasing portfolios or high-volume transactions preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently with sound professional judgment, responsiveness, and attention to detail
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