Intern Legal

Job Title: Legal Intern

Department: Legal 

Reports To: General Counsel 

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

GFO Investments is a leading high-growth real estate investment business in Miami having developed many office buildings, condominiums, hotels, and restaurants. We embrace a fulfilled, happy life that is shared with family, good friends and fun work. Based in Miami, this in-person role will report to the General Counsel of GFO and support many aspects of this high-growth, fast moving business. 

Legal Intern

Located in our corporate headquarters Miami, this position presents a unique opportunity to work on a broad range of real estate and commercial contracts with a specialization on development matters. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

The role primarily consists of supporting our General Counsel on a variety of new site development, leasing and contracting matters including:

• Assisting with negotiating, executing and tracking commercial agreements.
• Legal research and general legal advice regarding real estate development issues, including design and construction matters, ADA compliance, labor laws and human resources, insurance, and environmental liability issues.
• Tracking and managing contract obligations (including terminations and renewals thereof).
• Condominium laws and related issues.
• Other related commercial and real estate matters. 

Qualifications: 

• JD degree in process from reputable law school including a minimum 3.0 GPA (based on required transcript submission).

• 0-1 years of prior real estate experience and/or commercial contracts experience.
• High attention to detail; and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work either alone or under guidance, appropriate to experience. 
• Reasonable commercial, legal, regulatory, and business acumen.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities while maintaining high attention to quality and detail. 
• Demonstrated ability to think “outside the box” by making recommendations for improvements to processes and tools. 
• Local candidates only; no relocation package available. 

Please submit a cover letter, resume and transcript to Mike Todd, General Counsel at mtodd@gfoinvestments.com. This legal internship requires a commitment of at least 15 hours per week. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job is primarily performed in an office environment with a moderate noise level. The above job description describes the primary duties and qualifications for this position. The company reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties other duties as necessary.

The candidate for this position is an at-will employee and subject to termination with or without cause or notice.

GFO® is an EEO Company.

Job Type: Internship.

Benefits: excluded.