Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Counsel - Real Estate

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Be a member in good standing with the California or Texas bar, or be able to register as in-house counsel.
Have at least 7 years of experience in-house or at a top-tier law firm handling sophisticated commercial real estate transactions, including leases and real estate acquisitions.
Be flexible, well-organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced technology environment.
Be able and willing to work independently with little oversight, learn quickly, advise competently on unfamiliar issues, and make fast, sound decisions.
Have strong drafting and analytical skills.
Have written and oral communication, organizational, and planning skills to handle multiple complex matters simultaneously under strict deadlines and pressure.
Be able to form strong working relationships with internal business partners.

Responsibilities

Represent the company on commercial real estate transactions, including complex real estate agreements, real estate and land acquisitions, compliance requirements, and contractual obligations.
Negotiate complex real estate leases, subleases, licenses, and agreements on tight deadlines, including retail, commercial, and industrial leases for build-to-suit and retrofit sales, service, and delivery centers, energy warehouses, corporate facilities, workplaces, and Supercharger locations; draft, negotiate, and finalize real estate purchase and sale agreements and related closing documents.
Draft and review ancillary real estate documents, including amendments, assignments, terminations, easements, license agreements, nondisclosure agreements, brokerage agreements, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, and estoppels.
Review due diligence items, including organizational documents, environmental site assessments, title commitments, ALTA surveys, covenants, conditions and restrictions, and easements, and handle closing matters when applicable.
Identify, analyze, and communicate complex business and legal issues that may significantly affect the company's real estate portfolio; advise on proactive management of legal and operational risks while supporting business goals.
Address lease interpretation issues for existing and new locations, assess risks, and make sound, practical judgments.
Work with Real Estate and Lease Administration teams on post-lease execution issues, landlord-tenant relationships, and resolution of claims or disputes.
Provide strategic, high-level real estate legal advice to internal Real Estate, Design, Construction, Finance, Policy, Environment, Health and Safety, Engineering, and Supercharger teams.

Category	Legal & Government Affairs
Location	PALO ALTO, California
Requisition ID	278902
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Corporate Counsel with a minimum of 5+ years of commercial real estate leasing and development experience. The ideal candidate will have national leasing and subleasing experience negotiating sophisticated transactions (industrial, commercial and retail leasing), and real estate development, land use and acquisition experience with a broad general commercial real estate background, including the ability to handle acquisitions, disposition, finance and other general portfolio management matters.  This attorney will be responsible for providing strategic, high-level real estate legal advice to various internal teams, including the Real Estate, Design, Construction, Finance, Policy, EH&S, Engineering and Supercharger teams. This position requires a strong work ethic, including experience in managing a large number of transactions; outstanding deal and time management skills and the ability to prioritize a heavy workload efficiently.

Job Responsibilities

Represent the company on all commercial real estate transactions, including complex real estate agreements, real estate and land acquisitions, compliance requirements, and contractual obligations
Negotiate a high volume of complex real estate leases, subleases, licenses, and agreements within tight deadlines (retail, commercial, industrial leases including but not limited to build to suit and retrofit leases for sales, service and delivery centers, energy warehouses, corporate facilities, workplace, Supercharger locations); draft, negotiate and finalize real estate purchase and sale agreements and related closing documents
Draft and review ancillary real estate documents (amendments, assignments, terminations, easements, license agreements, NDAs, brokerage agreements, SNDAs, estoppels etc.)
Review all due diligence items, including organizational documents, environmental site assessments, Title commitments, ALTA surveys, CC&Rs, easements and handle closing matters when applicable
Identify, analyze, and communicate complex business and legal issues that may have a significant impact to Tesla’s real estate portfolio; provide advice to proactively manage the company’s legal and operational risks while supporting business goals
Address lease interpretation issues related to existing and new locations, assess risks and make sound and practical judgement calls
Work closely with Real Estate and Lease Administration teams to handle post lease execution issues and Landlord/Tenant relationships and resolution of claims or disputes

Job Requirements

Member in good standing with the California or Texas bar or ability to register as in-house counsel
7+ years experience either in-house or in top tier law firm handling sophisticated commercial real estate transactions, including leases and real estate acquisitions
Flexible, well-organized and comfortable working in a fast-paced technology environment
Ability and desire to work independently and with little oversight is a must. Ability to learn quickly and advise competently on issues that are new to you, as well as ability to make fast and sound decisions
Strong drafting and analytical skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills and organizational and planning skills with the capacity to simultaneously handle a variety of complex matters under strict deadlines and pressure
Ability to form strong working relationship with internal business partners

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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