Sr. Counsel Real Estate and Commercial (Hybrid: Onsite and Remote Work)

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This position has been segmented as "Hybrid" meaning there is a combination of three onsite days per week and the rest remote.

Responsibilities:

This position will focus primarily on supporting the functions of US Foods relating to its commercial real estate and indirect procurement contracts.

• Commercial real estate transactions including all stages of property purchases, dispositions, and lease negotiations

• Negotiate easements, estoppels, SNDAs, access agreements, and construction agreements

• Lead dispute resolution related to commercial real estate

• Provide legal support on all environmental matters related to our facilities

• Lead legal review and negotiations of contracts related to solar installations and other decarbonization efforts at our facilities

• Support broader commercial agreements including supply agreements, master service agreements, and NDAs 

• Collaborate with other Legal team members on a variety of contract and commercial issues.

• Analyze complex commercial/business concepts and identify relevant legal issues and related, real-world risks; provide prompt, clear and practical legal analysis, advice, and solutions; and generally assist the business in achieving its goals.

• Utilize primary and secondary resources for legal research.

• Manage contracts in an electronic contract management database if and as requested by the Legal department.

• Other duties as assigned by manager

Relationships:

• Internal: Advise, counsel and support in negotiations, acting as a key partner for internal business stakeholders

• External: Represent the company and its Legal department when dealing with external legal representatives in negotiations and disputes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum seven (7) years related commercial real estate and transactional experience in contracts required

• Prior in-house experience

Education:

• Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school

Licenses:

• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in Illinois

Preferred Qualifications:

• Able to manage multiple projects and work successfully in a fast-paced environment under time constraints.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to inspire trust and confidence with stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex legal concepts to a lay audience.

• Proven ability to incisively and pragmatically evaluate issues and independently make decisions regarding complex legal issues with minimal supervision.

• Skilled in interactions which involve contentious situations, negotiations, or influencing and garnering support for issues or projects.

Universal Pay Verbiage:

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law.  The expected base rate for this role is between $110,000 and $180,000.

This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus and long-term incentive plan.

​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

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