Corporate Counsel, Credit Transactions

Job Description

Greystar is seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel to support its credit origination business. This attorney will serve as a key part of our origination and capital markets teams, supporting the origination, structuring, negotiation and closing of complex real estate debt transactions.

Responsibilities

• Transaction Support
• Advises the origination teams on legal transaction risk in the negotiation of term sheets, loan documents, and modifications, in consultation with external legal counsel.
• Helps manage the loan closing process to close loans in a timely manner, including coordinating closing checklist calls and reviewing title commitments, land surveys, environmental reports, zoning reports, and organizational documents.
• Supports the post-closing and leverage process, including reviewing assignment documents, eligibility representations, and bailee, transmittal, and trust receipt documents.
• Manages legal coordination to close collateralized loan obligations (CLO), including coordinating note splits or participations, reviewing collateral eligibility representations, and monitoring compliance with applicable credit facility requirements.
• Collaborates with entity formation with Greystar investment and corporate legal teams and external counsel.
• Cross Functional Collaboration
• Partners with asset management and external servicers on post-closing matters, including any workout and enforcement matters.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to junior team members on legal matters.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5-10 years of experience at a law firm or in-house with a lender, REIT or commercial real estate (CRE) investment firm focused on credit transactions.
• Knowledge: Intimate knowledge of CRE loan documentation with a command of senior mortgages, construction loans, warehouse lines, B-notes, and mezzanine and preferred equity structures.
• Legal Degree: Law degree from an accredited law school and bar admission in good standing.

Core Competencies

• Attention to Detail: Superb attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Business-Oriented Mindset: Business-oriented mindset and ability to deliver practical and deal-focused legal advice.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Structuring and Negotiating: Superior structuring and negotiating experience in the context of complex real estate debt transactions.
• Judgment and Ethics: Superior judgment and ethical practices.
• Transaction Management: Excellent transaction management skills and evidenced ability to take initiative in the area(s) of focus in order to drive transactions to completion.
• Collaboration: Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.

Additional Compensation

• Base Salary: Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including business requirements, prior experience, current skills and geographical location.
• Bonus Programs: 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• Paid Time Off: 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!
• Onsite Housing Discount: Onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.
• Sabbatical: 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.
• Parental Leave and Fertility Benefits: Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).
• Employee Assistance Program: Employee Assistance Program.
• Charitable Giving Program and Benefits: Charitable giving program and benefits.

Important Notice

Greystar will never request your banking details or other sensitive personal information during the interview process. Greystar does not conduct any interviews via text or messaging, and all communication will come from official Greystar email addresses (@greystar.com). If you receive suspicious requests, please report them immediately to AskHR@greystar.com.