Associate Legal Counsel, Real Estate, AWS

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented commercial real estate lawyer to join their dynamic legal team in London. This exciting role involves supporting the expansion of AWS through land acquisitions and leasing, drafting and negotiating a variety of agreements, and providing essential legal counsel. The ideal candidate will thrive in a challenging environment, demonstrating strong analytical and communication skills. If you are passionate about real estate law and eager to contribute to a rapidly growing business, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of post-qualification legal experience as a real estate lawyer.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts in English.

Responsibilities

• Support AWS's worldwide data center expansion through land acquisitions.
• Draft, negotiate agreements and leases, and provide legal counsel.

Skills

Commercial Real Estate Law

Contract Drafting

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Qualified Lawyer

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Client:

AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch)

Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial real estate lawyer to support Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com. AWS is at the forefront of the "cloud" computing and service industry, providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, content delivery, database services, and more.

As part of the AWS real estate legal team, you will be responsible for supporting AWS's worldwide data center expansion through land acquisitions and leasing. You will have transactional drafting and negotiating responsibilities on deals, and will provide legal counsel and contract interpretation to business team members on a daily basis. Transactions range from standard contracts to complex, bespoke, high value agreements. You will structure, draft and negotiate agreements and leases, help support AWS real estate’s existing portfolio, manage outside counsel, and advise internal business clients. In addition, you will help develop, implement, and manage process improvements across the team, resolve legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handle pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, enjoy working hard and being challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations. Competitive salary based on experience and includes equity compensation.

This position is located in our London office.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- A qualified lawyer with at least 4+ years of post-qualification legal experience as a real estate lawyer
- Experience of drafting and negotiating contracts in English
- Strong written and oral communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Enthusiastic, enjoy working hard, being challenged, and working in a fun, team-oriented environment
- Demonstrates sound judgment even in ambiguous situations
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a cross-functional team
- Strong analytical, written and oral communication, and client interaction skills