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SENIOR CORPORATE COUNSEL

Location: Atlanta

HYBRID (M/F - REMOTE; TUES,WED,THURS-In Office)

Required Qualifications:

JD plus 10+ years of experience in law firm and in-house legal practice with a focus on CRE financing, such experience to include workout experience, balance sheet, warehouse, and securitized financings, leveraged loan facilities, and CMBS loans
Additional desired experience will include familiarity with servicing CMBS loans, special servicing and servicing roles on conduit CMBS, collateralized loan obligation pools, asset management on specialty serviced assets
Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating service and vendor agreements, as well as experience handling litigation matters
Actively licensed and in good standing in Georgia or able to waive into Georgia
Strong analytical, drafting, review, and organizational skills, and attention to detail
Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills
Ability to work effectively as a team contributor on collaborative assignments
Ability to work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with others
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Reports to: Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

Job Summary: The Senior Corporate Counsel will support the legal needs of the organization and its partners. This role will handle various responsibilities, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and other legal documents; representing the company and affiliates in financing and other transactions, including securitizations and corporate legal administration; and providing legal advice to departments on a range of corporate, transactional, litigation, and other issues. This position will be based in the Atlanta, Georgia office, subject to the company's hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities:

Prepare, review, and negotiate contracts, documents, and agreements, including client and vendor agreements, transactional documents, and employment-related documents
Represent the company in financing transactions, including leveraged loan facilities and securitizations
Oversee certain internal legal functions
Provide legal support and advice to management and other team members
Participate in corporate legal administration
Manage responses to subpoenas and oversee outside counsel on litigation matters
Perform research to obtain knowledge necessary to handle assigned projects
Maintain law license and increase level of expertise in practice areas
Balance multiple projects and requests at any one time

Company Overview: A leading specialized global commercial real estate loan services provider, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Atlanta, is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel. This company supports lenders with the infrastructure and capabilities needed to make informed, effective decisions related to the deployment, management, and administration of commercial real estate secured credit.

With a team of 400+ extraordinary members serving a global client base from offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas City, London, New York, and Sydney, this organization empowers its skilled global teams with the necessary knowledge and advanced technology. It fosters a culture driven by values to help its teams excel and build meaningful client relationships, providing the highest quality service and taking pride in their work.

This company is an innovative firm where visionary professionals come to learn, grow, and thrive with colleagues driven by curiosity and collaboration.

Learn: The company believes ongoing learning is critical and is focused on providing a work environment where all team members can take ownership of their careers.

Grow: The organization works alongside the largest institutional lenders in the world, overseeing the most significant projects in the industry. This unique opportunity allows team members to broaden their skillset and develop their abilities by tackling some of the industry's most challenging and exciting endeavors.

Thrive: The firm is a place where ethics and excellence meet to create an experience that matches its capabilities. There are no limits to what the team members and the organization can achieve together.

The company is an equal-opportunity employer, proud to support and celebrate diversity in the workplace. If candidates have a disability and need accommodation or assistance with the application process and/or using the website, they should contact the organization. The company maintains a drug-free policy, ensuring the community is a secure and productive space for all team members.

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