Senior Corporate Counsel - Real Estate

QTS Data Centers•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

Senior Corporate Counsel (Real Estate) is a member of the legal team who reports to the Deputy General Counsel, VP - Real Estate and supports the company’s real estate activities and operations, such as acquisitions / dispositions, leasing, zoning and land use, entitlements, real estate finance, tax incentives, and other real estate development activities. This position maintains compliance with relevant contract policies and procedures and provides direct support to the company’s acquisition and development team and business units. What You Will Do: Real Estate Matters: Support the legal aspects of the company’s real estate activities, operations, and transactions. This includes the negotiation and drafting of various legal documents and agreements, including those pertaining to real estate purchase/sale agreements, financing, leasing, tax incentives, economic development projects, title review and insurance, zoning and land use, easements and restrictive covenants, and management of multiple deals and deal flow. Role would include working with outside counsel, counterparties, vendors, insurers, and other third parties. Role would include working with outside counsel, counterparties, insurers, and other third parties. Non-Real Estate Matters: Based on the needs of the company, responsibility for various non-real estate legal and general business matters Responsibility for various commercial law matters Assist with a variety of business-related functions and provide sound legal and business judgment on matters including loans, equity raises, joint ventures, acquisitions, construction

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials
Admission to the Bar of a U.S. state or the District of Columbia
Three or more years of legal experience as a practicing lawyer working in a general corporate transactional practice, preferably real estate
Hands-on, self-starter who is disciplined and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting that requires a highly accurate and timely work product
Agile and versatile; comfortable with new and unfamiliar subject matter; easily adaptable to change
Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
Enterprising and entrepreneurial
Able to take initiative with no direction
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong listening, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
Ability to work in a fast-paced and evolving business environment
Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel), Box, Workday, DocuSign
Excellent analytical, time-management, judgment and decision-making skills
Possess ambition and an optimistic attitude
Ability to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities and demands on time
Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
Able to effectively manage complicated legal and business issues
Ability to effectively manage others, including outside counsel and service providers

Nice To Haves

Experience with project finance and/or asset-based lending

Responsibilities

Support the legal aspects of the company’s real estate activities, operations, and transactions.
Negotiation and drafting of various legal documents and agreements, including those pertaining to real estate purchase/sale agreements, financing, leasing, tax incentives, economic development projects, title review and insurance, zoning and land use, easements and restrictive covenants, and management of multiple deals and deal flow.
Working with outside counsel, counterparties, vendors, insurers, and other third parties.
Responsibility for various non-real estate legal and general business matters
Responsibility for various commercial law matters
Assist with a variety of business-related functions and provide sound legal and business judgment on matters including loans, equity raises, joint ventures, acquisitions, construction