Associate Corporate Counsel, Real Estate - AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to support their rapidly growing business in the cloud service industry. This role will primarily involve real estate transactional work, requiring strong negotiation, drafting, and analytical skills. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, tackling complex legal issues regarding land acquisitions, leases, and more.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of legal experience required.
• Experience drafting real estate transactional documents is essential.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support AWS's worldwide data center expansion through land acquisitions and leases.
• Draft and negotiate a variety of agreements.
• Provide legal counsel and contract interpretation to business teams.

Skills

Negotiation

Legal Research

Contract Drafting

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

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Description

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial real estate lawyer to fill the position of Associate Corporate Counsel – Real Estate/Colo 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.

Description

Amazon's Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial real estate lawyer to fill the position of Associate Corporate Counsel – Real Estate/Colo 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 legal team, you will be responsible for supporting AWS's worldwide data center expansion through land acquisitions, leases and serviced licenses. 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'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.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• Experience drafting and negotiating a variety of real estate transactional documents (i.e. leases, lease amendments, purchase and sale agreements, easements, development agreements, co-ownership agreements etc.)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of post-qualification legal experience as a real estate attorney
• 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
  
  

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $195,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A2993315

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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