What are the responsibilities and job description for the RTG Corporate Counsel (Knoxville, TN) position at Realty Trust Group?
Company Overview
Realty Trust Group (RTG) is a national leader in providing comprehensive real estate solutions for the healthcare industry. With a team of over 140 dedicated professionals, we serve clients in more than 35 states across the country. Our objective, accountable, and trusted expertise enables us to deliver innovative solutions in healthcare real estate through a comprehensive range of services, including advisory, development, transactions, operations, and regulatory compliance.
We are honored to have received the "Best Places to Work" recognition from Modern Healthcare for four consecutive years, a testament to our unwavering commitment to fostering an exceptional work environment that values the well-being and professional growth of our employees. Furthermore, RTG was recently named a "Best in Business" company and ranked among the Top Healthcare Development Companies by Modern Healthcare, solidifying our position as a leader in the industry.
In addition to our accolades, we currently manage a portfolio of over 23 million square feet of healthcare assets and have successfully completed healthcare transactions totaling more than $3 billion, reinforcing our expertise and reputation in the industry.
With offices in Nashville, Knoxville, and Johnson City, TN; Atlanta, GA; Tampa, FL; Houston, TX; and Greensboro, NC, we are well-positioned to deliver exceptional services tailored to the diverse needs of our clients nationwide.
For more information about RTG and our innovative healthcare real estate services, visit www.realtytrustgroup.com . Stay connected with us on Facebook and LinkedIn for the latest industry insights and company updates.
JOB DESCRIPTION And RESPONSIBILITIES
The Corporate Counsel primarily works under the direction of RTG’s General Counsel and RTG’s Senior Corporate Counsel and will be tasked with drafting and revising various types of contracts the firm or its affiliates enter into, providing legal support on the firm’s real estate development projects, managing the firm’s insurance and real estate licensure programs, and providing any other type of assistance to RTG as it relates to legal issues and risk. The Corporate Counsel will report directly to RTG’s Senior Corporate Counsel and indirectly to RTG’s General Counsel. Specific responsibilities include the following:
RTG offers a competitive compensation package, including an incentive compensation plan, health, life and long-term disability insurance; 401(k) with company matching; and profit sharing.
Realty Trust Group (RTG) is a national leader in providing comprehensive real estate solutions for the healthcare industry. With a team of over 140 dedicated professionals, we serve clients in more than 35 states across the country. Our objective, accountable, and trusted expertise enables us to deliver innovative solutions in healthcare real estate through a comprehensive range of services, including advisory, development, transactions, operations, and regulatory compliance.
We are honored to have received the "Best Places to Work" recognition from Modern Healthcare for four consecutive years, a testament to our unwavering commitment to fostering an exceptional work environment that values the well-being and professional growth of our employees. Furthermore, RTG was recently named a "Best in Business" company and ranked among the Top Healthcare Development Companies by Modern Healthcare, solidifying our position as a leader in the industry.
In addition to our accolades, we currently manage a portfolio of over 23 million square feet of healthcare assets and have successfully completed healthcare transactions totaling more than $3 billion, reinforcing our expertise and reputation in the industry.
With offices in Nashville, Knoxville, and Johnson City, TN; Atlanta, GA; Tampa, FL; Houston, TX; and Greensboro, NC, we are well-positioned to deliver exceptional services tailored to the diverse needs of our clients nationwide.
For more information about RTG and our innovative healthcare real estate services, visit www.realtytrustgroup.com . Stay connected with us on Facebook and LinkedIn for the latest industry insights and company updates.
JOB DESCRIPTION And RESPONSIBILITIES
The Corporate Counsel primarily works under the direction of RTG’s General Counsel and RTG’s Senior Corporate Counsel and will be tasked with drafting and revising various types of contracts the firm or its affiliates enter into, providing legal support on the firm’s real estate development projects, managing the firm’s insurance and real estate licensure programs, and providing any other type of assistance to RTG as it relates to legal issues and risk. The Corporate Counsel will report directly to RTG’s Senior Corporate Counsel and indirectly to RTG’s General Counsel. Specific responsibilities include the following:
- Draft, negotiate, review, and administer various types of contracts RTG enters into in the regular course and scope of business.
- Provide legal support on RTG’s healthcare development projects by helping create legal infrastructure for those projects, including, without limitation, creating special purpose entities, drafting operating agreements, subscription agreements, and other related corporate documents, drafting and negotiating development agreements, construction contracts, architect contracts, leases, project management agreements, property management agreements, and financing documents, and reviewing, analyzing, and drafting property documents like easements, restrictive covenants, plats, and surveys.
- Help create and administer the firm’s policies and procedures to mitigate the firm’s risk.
- Review real estate licensing laws of various states and assist the firm in ensuring compliance with those rules.
- Help manage RTG’s corporate insurance program by providing assistance on insurance audits, insurance renewals, COI procurement, etc.
- Help update the Employee Handbook on a regular basis and assist with policy administration.
- Provide any other type of assistance to RTG as it relates to legal issues and risks.
- Research various legal issues, including, but not limited to, those involving healthcare regulatory issues as they relate to the healthcare real estate industry and draft memos regarding the same.
- Perform other assigned work for the firm’s service lines or for the firm in general as directed by management.
- Excellent contract drafting and writing skills.
- Excellent people and analytical skills.
- Ability to work both independently and within a professional team environment.
- Adaptable.
- Strong communicator.
- Detail oriented.
- Organized.
- Problem solver.
- Multi-tasker.
- Self-starter.
- Able to accept constructive criticism.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Proficient with LexisNexis legal research.
- Timely decision-maker.
- Bachelor's Degree in English, History, or other writing and research-intensive majors or a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Healthcare, or related field is required.
- J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school is required.
- Must be licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, or Texas.
- Minimum of 2 years of healthcare, real estate, or construction law experience in a law firm, health system legal department, or a real estate firm legal department is required.
- Previous experience in healthcare and/or real estate industries is preferred.
- Business / Client Development – 5%
- Client / Project Work – 10%
- Corporate – 80%
RTG offers a competitive compensation package, including an incentive compensation plan, health, life and long-term disability insurance; 401(k) with company matching; and profit sharing.
