This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Conduct research and organize the formation of various entities, including LLCs, corporations, and partnerships.

• Provide guidance on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and strategies for asset protection.

• Prepare and negotiate operating agreements, bylaws, shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements, and equity incentive plans.

• Draft and assess purchase and sale agreements as well as letters of intent.

• Oversee due diligence processes and closings for both commercial and residential real estate transactions.

• Structure transactions under IRC Section 1031 exchanges.

• Advise clients on California Proposition 19 property-tax reassessment rules in collaboration with their tax advisors.

• Manage case files and adhere to deadlines using the firm's task-management systems.

• Engage in professional communication with clients, escrow officers, and advisors via phone, video, and email.

• Collaborate closely with the Head of the Business & Real Estate Department on complex transactional issues.

• Develop skills to eventually lead client consultations independently and transition into a Lead Attorney role in person.

⛳️ Requirements

• Maintain an active membership in good standing with the State Bar of California.

• Have 2–5 years of experience in transactional business, corporate, and/or real estate, encompassing contract drafting, negotiations, and deal closures.

• Possess a working knowledge of federal and California tax implications related to entity structuring and real estate transfers, including Section 1031 exchanges and CA Prop 19.

• Experience in estate planning or business litigation is advantageous.

• Be detail-oriented, open to mentorship, and polished in direct interactions with clients.

• Must reside in California.

• Must be licensed to practice law in California.