Corporate Counsel

McWhinney is a privately held full-service real estate investment, development and management firm with a team of highly talented associates. We are passionate about creating places people love. This is a team that constantly strives to add value through all phases of the real estate cycle, cultivating beautiful, sustainable, connected communities that each reflect a unique sense of place. To date, McWhinney has planned and developed over 6,000 acres of master-planned communities and 13 million square feet of mixed-use, industrial, residential, multifamily, hospitality and office properties.

Guided by our values – respect, integrity, perseverance and legacy – McWhinney aims to attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry and is constantly building our team to achieve our goals.

Position Summary:

McWhinney’s Legal Department is responsible for the management and negotiation of legal and risk issues across the company’s diverse portfolio of real estate assets including mixed use, commercial, industrial, hospitality, multifamily, and master planned community properties. The Corporate Counsel has legal oversight for McWhinney’s corporate entities, corporate contracts and other corporate enterprise matters along with responsibility for McWhinney’s contracts platform supporting all business units. The Corporate Counsel will also provide legal support for McWhinney’s equity platform. The Corporate Counsel will work closely with the Company’s legal and executive teams, and will have the opportunity to work with all of Company’s business line leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides accurate, relevant and timely legal advice to constituents across multiple business lines
• Prepares, reviews and negotiates company contracts, requests for proposals and other legal documents
• Oversees the Company’s external contracts platform for all construction, architecture, operations, and other consultant/vendor contracts
• Assists with corporate finance matters
• Facilitates internal and external equity transfers and amendments to corporate organization documents
• Reviews, prepares, provides quality and oversight with respect to company investments and investor communication materials
• In concert with other staff, maintains responsibility for corporate entity formation, entity maintenance and annual compliance issues, including Corporate Transparency Act
• Supports operation of the Company’s employee equity platform and profit-sharing programs
• Supports the Company’s brokerage operations
• Manages and mitigates risk by establishing and implementing corporate policies on industry-specific issues
• Conducts legal research and stays up-to-date with changes in laws and regulations that may impact the Company
• Designs and delivers relevant legal training to the business units
• Is a strong representative of McWhinney’s brand and principles. Models highest levels of professionalism, ethics, practical problem solving, communication and collaboration
• Manages other projects and matters, as assigned and based on interest

• 4-6 years of relevant experience as a corporate and/or contracts attorney at a national or large regional law firm or within a corporate legal department
• JD from a highly regarded ABA accredited law school
• Member in good standing of at least one state bar, with ability to obtain Colorado single client license
• Unquestionable integrity, with experience managing organizational conflicts of interest and ethical issues
• Self-starter with the ability to succeed and multitask in fast-paced environment with competing deadlines
• Very strong communication, leadership and presentation skills
• Highly responsive with ability to develop strong working relationships
• Strong technology skills along with ability to quickly learn new technology platforms
• Real estate or finance experience preferred

Benefits:

McWhinney offers a competitive benefits package for full-time Associates including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k), and employee assistance plan. Additionally, we offer a generous paid time off plan that includes a week off between Christmas and New Year’s!

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not designed to be a comprehensive nor detailed description of all the responsibilities and accountability of the role. As an agile company, our positions can and do change based on the business need of the organization.

McWhinney is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all associates. All employment decisions at McWhinney are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran or disability status.