Attorney

American Tower; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

American Tower is seeking a Staff Attorney to join the U.S. Tower division's Legal department. You will draft and negotiate tenant licenses, ground leases, and easements, and resolve issues impacting customer applications or lease negotiations.

As a Staff Attorney, you will review contract terminations, renewals, and defaults, collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide legal analyses and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and license to practice law in any U.S. state are required.
• 1–3 years of experience with contract/license drafting and negotiation preferred.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to resolve complex issues related to agreements and contract compliance.
• Attention to detail in preparing and reviewing contracts and supporting documents; strong legal drafting skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to present ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain knowledge of customer and landowner agreements; negotiate resolutions to customer issues related to non-compliance.
• Coordinate with internal departments to resolve issues with property owners and external customers.
• Prepare license agreements, amendments, ground leases, easements, and related documents in line with Company standards.
• Provide legal analyses of property owner transactions, customer requests, permitting, and legislative/regulatory changes.
• Address title curative issues with external title companies and internal policy.

Education

Juris Doctor

License to practice law in any state

Tools

Contract drafting software

Job description

The Team

We are seeking a Staff Attorney to join American Tower’s U.S. Tower division’s Legal department. The Legal team negotiates, drafts, and reviews legal agreements relative to real estate transactions and the administration of same. Day to day you will prepare all documents relating to tenant licenses, ground leases, easements, and the resolution of issues that may impact a pending customer application or ground lease negotiation. As a Staff Attorney, you will partner cross-functionally to review and provide legal analyses of contract terminations, renewals, assignments and responses to contractual defaults.

Responsibilities

What You Can Offer Us

• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of applicable customer and/or landowner agreements; regularly communicate with external customers regarding contractual rights and obligations; negotiate resolutions to customer issues related to non- compliance.
• Coordinate and communicate with internal departments to satisfactorily resolve issues with property owners and/or external customers.
• Prepare new license agreements, amendments, ground lease documents, access and utility agreements, use authorization and consent agreements, memoranda of leases, and consent and notice letters in compliance with Company’s standards.
• Prepare legal analyses of and negotiate resolution of property owner transactions, customer requests, project permitting, and the adoption of applicable legislation or regulations.
• Help resolve title curative issues, including but not limited to missing deeds, missing memoranda of lease/assignments, utility and access easement issues, mortgages, all liens (except mechanic’s), probate issues, improper signature authority, and issues concerning Company entities; work with external title companies in accordance with internal policy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

What You Need To Succeed

• Juris Doctor and license to practice law in any state required.
• Between 1-3 years of experience working with contract/license drafting and negotiation strongly preferred.
• Strong negotiation skills; ability to effectively resolve complex issues and conflicts in relation to agreement and contract compliance.
• Attention to detail in the preparation and review of contracts and supporting documents; strong legal drafting skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.
• Ability to work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effectively and professionally achieve results.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.