Description:

About the role:
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative, creative, commercially-minded lawyer to support our Advisory business. As a Senior Counsel on the Advisory team of A Global Commercial Real Estate Services Company's Legal Department, you will partner closely with our sales professionals, managers and leadership teams to negotiate and draft contracts and provide legal counsel, while assessing and mitigating risk proactively, creatively and strategically. You'll also play a key role in the Legal Department by collaborating with colleagues on industry-leading legal risk mitigation strategies in response to market changes and conditions impacting A Global Commercial Real Estate Services Company's Advisory business.

What You'll Do:

Review, negotiate and draft a high volume of contracts and transactional documents related to local and global commercial real estate services, including commercial brokerage, property management, national and global transaction management and consulting services.
Assess complex contractual risks and counsel business teams and leadership on legal risk issues associated with client contracts, as well as contract interpretation, implementation, and risk mitigation strategies.
Serve as a strategic legal partner to sales professionals, managers and leadership with respect to negotiation strategy, potential business disruptions, handling conflicts of interest and dispute resolution.
Collaborate with other internal functional areas (e.g., Finance, People, Tax, Digital & Technology, Ethics & Compliance) to thoroughly identify, assess and thoughtfully mitigate risk exposure.
Investigate and respond to regulatory complaints and potential claims by or against A Global Commercial Real Estate Services Company.
Make decisions with thorough understanding of procedures, company policies, and business practices to meet deadlines and achieve results.
Maintain current knowledge of the law in areas of special interest to the business.
Develop and conduct legal training sessions for business colleagues and Legal Department members.
Lead project teams and/or coordinate and supervise assignments of more junior-level employees.
May have responsibility for identifying training needs, tracking performance and coaching.
Perform other job-related duties as may be assigned.

What You'll Need:
To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

J.D. from a top-tier ABA accredited law school.
Member of applicable State Bar in good standing.
At least 7 years of private practice and/or in-house experience.
Substantial experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
Excellent and effective writing and oral presentation skills.
Highly developed professional judgment.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, lead multiple tasks and set appropriate priorities with excellent follow-up skills and organization.
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment, with a strong focus on collaboration and innovation.
Expert level analytical and quantitative skills with proven experience in developing strategic solutions for a growing matrix-based multi-industry sales environment.
Ability to work flexibly in and out of a formal office environment, including regularly working out of A Global Commercial Real Estate Services Company's offices at 200 Park Ave, NY.
Familiarity with technology transactions and SAAS, reseller and software licensing agreements.
Experience supervising outside counsel and monitoring litigation may be helpful.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.