Senior Associate / Vice President, Counsel
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- New York, New York
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
- Admission to the New York State Bar and in good standing
- 5+ years of experience practicing commercial real estate law, with substantial focus on office and/or retail leasing
- Experience gained at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills, with sound business judgment
Nice to have
- Prior in-house experience at a real estate owner, operator, developer, or institutional platform
- Experience with New York City office and retail assets
- Experience supporting investment and capital markets transactions and overseeing disputes or litigation
Full description
Location
Brookfield Place New York - 225 Liberty Street, Suite 4301
Our Company
BGRE is a premier, global real estate partner to the world’s most ambitious businesses. It operates and develops the real estate they rely on to grow with conviction across markets and sectors. The company combines global scale with deep local expertise, managing more than 260 MSF of office, logistics, hospitality, retail and living space in gateway markets around the world on behalf of Brookfield. Supported by thousands of employees worldwide, BGRE is committed to building strong partnerships, operating sustainably and creating places where people can work, live, connect and thrive. For more information, visit bgre.com.
Job Description
BGRE creates the premier offices the world’s most ambitious businesses thrive in – shaped by the spirit of hospitality, operating expertise, and tenant experience needed to compete at the front.
We are seeking an experienced in-house real estate counsel to provide cross-functional legal support for portfolio and asset-level matters across designated New York City office and retail properties within the BGRE portfolio. If you are committed to excellence and ready to contribute to a dynamic culture, we would love to meet you.
Specifically, this role will work closely with internal business teams—including Asset Management, Leasing, Operations/Property Management, Capital Markets, Public/Private Partnerships, and Portfolio Management—and will serve as primary legal liaison to such functions with respect to designated assets, as well as front-facing externally with tenants, brokers, and outside counsel. The position will also support capital markets and investment activities and will oversee/coordinate property management legal matters, including tenant-related disputes, litigation and resolution.
Role & Responsibilities:
Cross-Functional Business Support
- Lead legal stakeholder and representative with respect to designated assets, serving as legal advisor to similarly levelled counterparts across functions and reporting back to legal leadership on ongoing asset initiatives / transactions
- Support Asset Management with respect to leasing strategy, risk assessment, and asset performance considerations
- Provide business-minded legal analysis and recommendations/counsel on public/private partnership matters, including consent rights, risk exposure and practical mitigation and resolution optionality.
- Advise Operations and Property Management teams on tenant issues, building operations matters, and property-related legal risks
- Collaborate with Capital Markets, Asset Management and Portfolio Management teams on leasing and operational matters that intersect with financings, refinancings, acquisitions/dispositions, re-positioning and other transactions