Bradley Company is a team of experienced and talented commercial real estate professionals.  We serve the brokerage, property management, and facility maintenance needs of commercial and multi-family clients. With a company history that began in 1978, we have more than 300 professionals serving Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

Bradley Company actively invests in our professionals and their growth.  We are guided by our core values: entrepreneurial, collaborative, integrity, and champion. Our purpose is to build partnerships, improve communities and change lives. 

Overview

The General Counsel will provide legal, business, and strategic counsel to the BCO management team; lead BCO’s risk management efforts; oversee contract lifecycle for all BCO agreements; oversee BCO legal matters, including litigation; balance the protection of BCO’s assets with the presentation of solutions to accomplish business objectives.

Location: Indianapolis, IN preferred, but could also be in South Bend, IN.

Type: Hybrid

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

BCO contracts

• Draft and maintain library of contract templates for standard BCO lines of service
• Draft contracts for specialty services or unique engagements
• Review proposed changes to standard contract templates and approve all contracts before executive execution
• When a client-drafted agreement is necessary, review and negotiate contract
• Draft, negotiate, review, and maintain all contracts between BCO and its sales professionals
• Review and negotiate contracts with parties providing services to BCO
• Oversee a system of organization and tracking for the lifecycle of all contracts to which BCO is a party (from drafting to negotiation to execution to implementation); coordinate contract renewals with sales professionals and management personnel on contract renewals

Risk management

• Keep management team abreast of evolving legislation, regulations, case law, and administrative rulings with potential impact on BCO and its industry
• Proactively seek solutions, both in daily operations and potential business opportunities, for BCO to limit its liability exposure
• Coordinate with BCO’s insurance agent and carriers including annual renewals, claims submission, ongoing claims review and dismissal, and annual audits (not including employee benefits insurance)

Litigation

• Coordinate and monitor efforts of outside counsel in all litigation to which BCO is a party
• Provide advice to executive team regarding litigation strategy, both for pending and potential matters
• Coordinate and advise on BCO employee prep for required depositions and/or hearings

Administrative proceedings

• Coordinate response to governmental complaints/hearings/investigations at the administrative level (e.g., EEOC, real estate commissions, etc.), in collaboration with outside counsel when engaged
• Coordinate response to private complaints/hearings to which BCO is subject (e.g., industry accrediting bodies), in collaboration with outside counsel when engaged
• Coordinate response to any third-party audits of a non-financial nature (e.g., administrative agency audit, contractual audit, etc.)

Regulated industries

• Ensure BCO and each of its licensed real estate professionals are acting in compliance with statues and administrative regulations in each state where services are provided
• Oversee administrative team’s management of real estate license maintenance and continuing education tracking
• Ensure BCO is acting in compliance with statues and administrative regulations governing any other regulated industry in which the company may elect to participate

Governance

• Maintain entity registrations for BCO and its affiliated entities
• Organize/incorporate new affiliated entities as needed
• Draft, maintain, and update organizational documents (e.g., operating agreements, bylaws, etc.) for BCO and its affiliated entities
• Draft company resolutions as needed
• Monitor compliance with entity document requirements and business organization laws

Outside counsel

• In consultation with executive team, coordinate selection and engagement of outside counsel where necessary
• Review and approve all invoices for services provided to BCO by outside counsel

Personnel

• Upon request, provide employment law advice to human resources team
• Advise management team on opportunities for improvement or potential areas of caution in relationship with BCO employees and independent contractors

Acquisitions

• Participate in due diligence process, and lead certain elements, for potential acquisition targets
• Draft transaction documents for small deals; on larger deals, coordinate drafting and negotiation of transaction documents with outside counsel
• Coordinate integration of contracts and other assignable rights and responsibilities of any acquired entity
• Maintain reporting and compliance with all post-acquisition requirements (e.g.: earn outs, records and/or reporting due, etc.)

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform regular training to BCO employees related to risk management and best practices (ie. Snow Event Tracking, Transaction Agreements, responsible parties, etc.)
• Coordinate with, and oversee work of, any administrative members of the legal team
• Other duties as assigned 

Qualifications and Requirements

• Proven experience as a legal counsel in business environment
• Experience in Commercial Real Estate, Brokerage, Property Management and M&A strongly preferred
• Human Resources experience preferred
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
• Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization
• BS degree in Law or J.D. degree and member of state BAR required
• MA or BSc in Business Administration will be considered an advantage

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Bradley Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

To all recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.