About the job
Title: Senior Legal Counsel - Equity
Location: Boca Raton, FL (Full Time/In Office)
About Kayne Anderson Real Estate
Kayne Anderson Real Estate stands as a premier real estate investment firm, overseeing an impressive portfolio of approximately $20 billion in assets. Our expertise spans across opportunistic equity, core equity, and real estate debt, with specialized knowledge in sectors including medical offices, seniors housing, off-campus student housing, multifamily housing, self-storage, and light industrial. As a division of Kayne Anderson, an alternative investment management firm with around $40 billion in assets and over 41 years of industry experience, we are committed to excellence in the realms of real estate, credit, infrastructure, and energy.
Our team of over 130 professionals is dedicated to adding value beyond mere equity capital, consistently enhancing project performance and quality by implementing industry best practices in design, construction, documentation, financing, and operational strategies. Our entrepreneurial approach and resilient culture, coupled with our commitment to timely execution and strong relationships with developers, owners, operators, and financing sources, have solidified our reputation as a trusted partner within the real estate sector.
Position Overview:
We are on the lookout for a highly skilled and seasoned Senior Legal Counsel to join our dynamic legal team. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in providing comprehensive legal support across various facets of our real estate investment operations, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations, managing contractual agreements, and proactively mitigating legal risks. This position will report directly to the General Counsel and will involve close collaboration with multiple departments within our organization.
Responsibilities:
- Provide legal oversight to the real estate private equity platform.
- Legal Advisory: Offer expert legal counsel on a diverse array of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing. Collaborate in formulating and executing legal strategies that align with business objectives while minimizing legal exposure.
- Contract Management: Draft and negotiate various agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, stock purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, loan agreements, and ancillary documentation, ground leases, development agreements, general contractor agreements, construction management agreements, architect and engineer agreements, property management agreements, as well as commercial and retail leases.

