Havenpark Communities

General Counsel

Havenpark Communities

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Utah

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About the role

  • Serve as the company’s top legal advisor, working closely with executive leadership on enterprise-level legal and strategic matters
  • Provide thought leadership on legal risk, deal structuring, and corporate governance
  • Lead and build an internal legal framework that aligns with business objectives and risk tolerance
  • Oversee legal structuring for real estate investment vehicles and joint ventures, including fund documentation, regulatory compliance, and investor negotiations
  • Ensure legal documentation aligns with business strategy, securities law requirements, and fiduciary obligations
  • Provide legal oversight and guidance on acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and development projects; review and negotiate purchase agreements, leases, easements, and entitlement documents
  • Support due diligence and deal execution across Havenpark’s national portfolio
  • Establish and maintain internal compliance programs (SEC, real estate, employment, environmental)
  • Oversee the Risk department, all legal claims, and litigation; manage outside counsel and advise leadership on litigation strategy and risk mitigation
  • Standardize and streamline legal processes for reviewing and negotiating vendor, construction, and service contracts
  • Advise on employment policies, benefits, terminations, and labor law compliance; work closely with HR to manage employment-related disputes

Requirements

  • J.D. from an accredited law school
  • Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • 15+ years of legal experience, including in-house leadership at a private equity real estate or investment management firm
  • Deep expertise in real estate transactions, fund formation, and corporate governance
  • Familiarity with SEC regulations, private placement, and investor reporting obligations
  • Experience managing internal teams and outside counsel relationships
  • Proven ability to translate complex legal issues into business decisions
  • High integrity, sound judgment, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong leadership presence with a collaborative, low-ego approach
  • Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
  • Ability to collaborate with a diverse group of employees to achieve shared goals
  • Primarily office-based role with extended computer use; occasional travel may be required
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