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A leading technology company in London is seeking a qualified commercial real estate lawyer for the position of Legal Counsel – Real Estate to support its AWS division. The role involves overseeing land acquisitions and leasing, drafting and negotiating contracts, and providing legal support for a fast-growing business within the IT infrastructure sector. Ideal candidates will have at least five years of legal experience in real estate, with strong communication skills and the ability to manage complex projects. Competitive salary and equity compensation are offered.
Description
Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial real estate lawyer to fill the position of Legal Counsel – Real Estate supporting 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 five years of post-qualification legal experience (with at least three years at a law firm) 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
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