Job Title: VP Associate General Counsel, Property Management
Job Responsibilities:
This position provides a unique opportunity to offer legal counsel across a wide array of real estate matters, including leasing, property management, transactions, litigation, and regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will possess a strong foundation in real estate law and will support a diverse portfolio of residential and commercial properties. The key responsibilities include:
- Providing legal advice and strategic guidance on property management operations, covering lease agreements, vendor contracts, tenant disputes, and regulatory compliance.
- Reviewing and ensuring consistent risk transfer, indemnification, and feedback for all property-level corporate contracts, including property management agreements and lease forms.
- Ensuring consistency across the portfolio for forms used at operating assets and ensuring proper authority for signatories.
- Collaborating with the General Counsel, property leadership executives, Human Resources, and ownership representatives to ensure proper communication and strategic alignment.
- Staying informed of all changes in laws applicable to the real estate industry, including fair housing, affordable housing, rent regulation, OSHA, and other relevant laws, along with their interpretations.
- Notifying applicable owner and property management executives by asset class, location, or regulatory program of changes in statutory or regulatory guidance that affects our operating property processes or redevelopment programs.
- Partnering with operations teams and the training group to ensure that front-line staff and their managers have up-to-date, comprehensive training resources to support their operations.
- Providing guidance for all property-level executives to interpret complex fair housing requests, offer alternative solutions, and ensure appropriate, timely responses.
- Advising owner executives on program layering or other compliance risks associated with proposed executions, including the potential impacts of pending legislation, regulation, or case law.
- Serving as a resource for all day-to-day property-level corporate and legal matters.
Education and Experience Information:
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- 7-10+ years of legal experience is necessary, with a strong preference for candidates who have a mix of law firm and in-house experience in real estate law.
- A deep understanding of commercial and residential real estate transactions, leasing, property management, and landlord-tenant law is essential.
- Experience supporting a multi-state portfolio is preferred.
- Ability to read, comprehend, and abstract contracts, leases, licenses, regulatory agreements, and similar legal documents is required.
- Ability to review, interpret, and apply government regulations is necessary.
- Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills are essential.
- Knowledge of fair housing, zoning, ADA, and other real estate-**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. compliance matters is required; Section 8/236/LIHTC/Bond program compliance experience is a plus.
Salary Information:
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $275,000 - $300,000+. In addition to a competitive base salary, candidates will be eligible to receive discretionary bonus incentives and a comprehensive benefits package. The actual base salary within the anticipated range will be determined by several components, including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and market factors.
Company Overview:
Formed in 1972, the company is the most prominent privately-owned real estate entity in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, the company has offices and major developments across the world, owning and managing a premier portfolio of assets valued at over $70 billion, including the 28-acre Hudson Yards neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side. The company believes in investing in its talent and cultivates a positive, team-oriented environment where every voice is valued. Employees are encouraged to take on new challenges, transcend the status quo, and demonstrate a strong entrepreneurial spirit. The company is committed to excellence and fosters an innovative approach among its team members to positively impact the communities in which they conduct business.
