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Job Description
We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare and negotiate new leases, subleases to our large and sophisticated franchisee system, lease amendments and related documentation, with minimal supervision.
- Prepare and negotiate real estate purchase & sale agreements and consummation of the transactions contemplated therein.
- Oversee preparation of estoppel certificates, SNDA’s, easement agreements and other documents needed in the ordinary course of lease administration.
- Provide advice and counsel to support enterprise-wide lease administration, real estate development, and construction efforts.
- Ensure that standard forms of real estate legal documents are updated as necessary/desirable to reflect current best practices.
- Provide legal support with general corporate/miscellaneous matters as needed (e.g., review of vendor contracts, non-disclosure agreements, etc.).
- Review title commitments and surveys and resolve title problems.\Leadership of real estate initiatives related to large scale and high-profile special projects (including M&A, securitization, and reorganizational matters).
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. law school.
- Licensed (in good standing) to practice law in the United States, preferably in the State of Georgia.
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION:
- 10 or more years of practice in an AM 100 law firm or Fortune 500 company representing public and/or private companies with respect to complex commercial real estate transactions.
- Restaurant and/or retail leasing experience required.
- Substantial experience in leading a retail lease transaction from start to finish with minimal oversight.
- Law firm experience required.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR ABILITIES:
- Detailed knowledge of, and competence in advising clients with respect to, commercial real estate transactions, with emphasis on retail leasing especially ground leases and “hot pads” transactions).
- Extensive experience in drafting and negotiating definitive agreements and related documents customary in real estate acquisitions and divestitures, including asset purchase, sale, and sale-leaseback transactions.
- Experience running a real estate deal from start to finish without much supervision.
- Experience analyzing, interpreting, and clearly communicating legal strategies and requirements to/for non-lawyer colleagues.
- Experience working effectively within a team of legal and non-legal professionals.
PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR ABILITIES:
- Experience representing quick-service or casual dining restaurant or sports bar franchisors or franchisees.
- Restaurant or hospitality industry experience.
- Commercial leasing experience with regard to retail tenants, particularly restaurants.
We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.
