Director, Legal Services – Contracts

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates more than $320 billion of real estate in 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $79 billion of assets under management, including over $36 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

JOB DESCRIPTION

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review, negotiate, and revise contracts with clients, including management agreements, consulting agreements, due diligence agreements and subordination agreements.
• Review, negotiate, and revise contracts with other third parties relating to, among other things, national vendor relationships, corporate vendor relationships, technology and corporate office leases.
• Provide advice and counsel to business teams and operations regarding areas of risk, contractual language and existing contractual obligations.
• Supervise contract lifecycle process to maintain efficiency and adherence to the company’s policies and standards.
• Maintain corporate governance functions, including, but not limited to, preparation of corporate documents such as articles of incorporation, certificates of formations, operating agreements, by laws, partnership agreements, notices of organizational meetings, corporate resolutions, and written consents of directors, officers and managers. Also prepare documents, coordination and formation of corporate entities and modifications to corporate attributes.
• Researching legal or regulatory matters evaluating the effect of existing and new laws and regulations on the organization prospectively and as issues arise and providing oral and written guidance to management staff on such issues.
• Prepare and deliver training materials and presentations on contract and legal matters.

Required Licenses or Certifications:

• Licensed to practice law in at least one state and an active member and in good standing with a state bar.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Demonstrated skill in gaining the respect and credibility of both internal and external business associates and work a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency written communication skills, ability to make effective and persuasive presentations and reports, strong interpersonal skills including tact/diplomacy, persuasion, negotiation, and cooperation. Strong internal consulting skills and a practical common sense and business-oriented approach to solving legal problems.
• Significant experience independently negotiating complex commercial agreements, including from the perspectives of a service provider and as a customer.
• Demonstrated competency with risk shifting provisions such as indemnification, insurance, and limitation of liability.
• Experience with real estate or hotel management agreements, technology and SaaS agreements, and/or marketing and branding agreements a significant plus.
• Ability to perform legal research, work independently and self-directed; able to prioritize workload and adapt to changing priorities.
• Understanding of complex legal concepts and terminology with proven ability to adapt skills and knowledge base quickly to learn of legal and risk issues. Able to perform under tight deadlines while maintaining patience in high pressure situations.
• Bachelor’s Degree and Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school with a minimum of five years of experience in-house or at a law firm. Major law firm or in-house experience a significant plus.

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The salary range for this position is $145,000 - $170,000

Additional Compensation:

Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including business requirements, prior experience, current skills and geographical location.

• Corporate Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in a quarterly or annual bonus program based on individual and company performance.

• Onsite Property Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.

Robust Benefits Offered*:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.

• Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.

• For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.

• 6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).

• 401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.

• Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.

• Charitable giving program and benefits.

*Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.

Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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