Winston & Strawn Work Values

Daily Duties at Winston & Strawn:

Negotiate and draft real estate sale and acquisition contracts; negotiate and draft documents related to sale-leaseback transactions; perform acquisition due diligence including title review; negotiate and draft complex construction financing documents; negotiate and draft leasing documents; research related to above and other real estate issues (e.g., easements, licenses, common wall agreements, etc.).

What they like about Winston & Strawn:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

real estate, law, counsel, attorney, contract, in house, TIF, tax abatement, incentives, writer, copywriter, partner, guitar

Skills

Negotiate contracts, Draft real estate sale and purchase agreements, Draft real estate development contracts, Research all legal issues, Negotiate public economic incentives, Write clear and concise communications, Develop and produce creative writing, Negotiate and drafting leasing agreements, Negotiate and draft public works agreements, Negotiate and draft architect and engineering agreements, Lead diverse development teams (attorneys, architects, engineers, environmental, title insurance, brokers, etc.), Present applications for economic incentives or other public issues to public bodies, Draft and negotiate bond documents, Draft litigation motions, briefs and other instruments, Effectively communicate, sell and negotiate with all types and professional levels of people, Read, comprehend and summarize all types of documentation, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, Negotiate and draft financing agreements, Prepare and negotiate land use (zoning) applications, Prepare and negotiate tax abatement, tax increment financing (TIF) and other tax credit and local, state and federal applications, Work well within a team, effectively and respectfully communicating with diverse group of people, Work long hours and under short deadlines, Effectively address multiple complex tasks at the same time

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Winston & Strawn: