Senior Counsel, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs

Public Storage; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Storage seeks a Senior Counsel / Counsel, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs to lead regulatory strategy for a growing national consumer-facing business. You will monitor developments, shape advocacy, and advise senior leaders on policy impacts across jurisdictions.

The role requires strong legal judgment, excellent communication, and the ability to operate across law, business, and policy issues to build a scalable regulatory function for a national operation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal, legislative, regulatory, government affairs, or public policy experience.
• Experience with campaign finance, lobbying, gift, ethics, and related political law requirements.
• Experience interpreting statutes, regulations, proposed legislation, and regulatory guidance.
• Experience working with legislatures, regulators, or government affairs organizations.
• Strong judgment and ability to advise senior business leaders.
• Independent, fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional work style.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and advise on federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory developments affecting Public Storage and the self-storage industry.
• Develop and execute advocacy strategies on legislation, rulemaking, and regulatory proposals.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external counsel to assess impact and craft compliance approaches.
• Translate complex legal developments into actionable guidance for executives.
• Support regulatory responses and engagement with trade associations and government affairs partners.
• Assist with acquisitions, new jurisdictions, and business expansion in compliance planning.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Statutory interpretation

Legislative engagement

Communication skills

Independent workstyle

Strategic advisory

Commercial/legal risk judgment

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Job description

Public Storage is seeking a Senior Counsel / Counsel, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs to help lead the company’s response to an increasingly complex legislative and regulatory environment. This is a new, highly visible role supporting a national consumer-facing business at a time of significant growth, regulatory scrutiny, and operational complexity.

This individual will work closely with Legal, Operations, Compliance, Revenue Management, Marketing, Call Center, Insurance/Risk, and senior business leaders to monitor, interpret, and help shape legislative and regulatory developments affecting Public Storage and the self-storage industry. You will engage in regulatory advocacy, state and federal rulemaking, legislative strategy, trade association work/engagement, and other government-facing matters.

The ideal candidate will bring strong legal judgment and a working understanding of how legislative and regulatory processes affect business operations.

This role is well suited for someone who enjoys working across legal, business, and policy issues; can move comfortably between detail-oriented statutory analysis and executive-level guidance; and wants to help build a scalable legislative and regulatory affairs function for a national business. The role will support strategy in areas including consumer protection, pricing, advertising/marketing, operations, competition issues, and state self-storage laws.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, assess, and advise on federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory developments affecting Public Storage and the self-storage industry.
• Help develop and execute advocacy strategies on legislation, rulemaking, regulatory proposals, and other government-facing matters.
• Suggest alternative language, exceptions, and modifications to material legislation and coordinate with lobbyists, trade associations, outside counsel, consultants, and other external resources.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to evaluate operational impact and develop practical compliance strategies.
• Support company responses to proposed legislation, rulemaking activity, regulatory inquiries, and other government-facing matters.
• Work with trade associations, outside counsel, consultants, and government affairs to advance the company’s legislative and regulatory priorities.
• Translate complex legal and regulatory developments into clear, actionable guidance for business leaders.
• Support integration and compliance planning related to acquisitions, new jurisdictions, and business expansion.
• Advise on emerging issues involving consumer protection, pricing, marketing, operations, call center practices, lien laws, insurance/risk, and related regulatory matters.
• Help build scalable processes for tracking, escalating, and responding to legislative and regulatory developments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal, legislative, regulatory, government affairs, or public policy experience.
• Experience with, or willingness to develop familiarity with, campaign finance, lobbying, gift, ethics, and related political law requirements.
• Experience interpreting statutes, regulations, proposed legislation, administrative rules, and regulatory guidance.
• Experience working with or before legislatures, regulators, attorneys general, agencies, trade associations, or government affairs organizations.
• Strong judgment, executive presence, and ability to advise senior business leaders.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Practical, business-oriented approach to legal and regulatory risk.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to develop subject-matter expertise in new and evolving regulatory areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.