Vice President, Legal

Avenue5 Residential; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Vice President of Legal to lead their legal team. This role encompasses a variety of responsibilities, including overseeing litigation processes, drafting and negotiating contracts, and providing strategic legal counsel. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, ensuring compliance with legal standards while supporting the company's growth. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within a vibrant and inclusive culture, where your contributions will be recognized and valued. If you are a licensed attorney with strong communication skills and a passion for legal excellence, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a licensed lawyer.
• Active admission to a state bar required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise outside counsel in litigation matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with clients.
• Provide advice on operational and legal matters.

Skills

Communication Skills

Legal Research

Contract Negotiation

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Understanding of Legal Concepts

Ability to Work Independently

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Doctor of Jurisprudence

Active State Bar Admission

Job description

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Avenue5 is growing, and we are in search of a vice president, legal to join our dynamic team of Fivers!

About Us

We are a vibrant third-party multifamily property management firm with locations across the United States. We are proud of our vibrant, inclusive, make-it-happen culture, where we:

• Listen to our associates, recognize them, and give them room to grow
• Invest in our associates to help them become the best version of themselves
• Approach every important decision with our associates in mind
• Celebrate our associates’ successes and encourage them to raise the bar even higher

Summary Of Responsibilities

The vice president, legal is responsible for assisting with litigation, compliance, contract, and corporate governance matters. Specifically, this role assists with all aspects of the litigation process, including the initiation of a case, discovery, trial, post-trial proceedings, and appeals.

Primary Responsibilities And Objectives

• Supervise outside counsel in litigation matters, including obtaining status reports, confirming that dates and deadlines are satisfied, confirming that outside counsel implements the litigation strategy, and tracking outside counsel fees and expenses
• Serve as a liaison between outside counsel and Avenue5 associates with respect to litigation, specifically including providing status updates to the Avenue5 executive team, coordinating discovery, and engaging Avenue5 executives on litigation strategy
• Assist outside counsel in preparation for trials and hearings, including obtaining exhibits, identifying witnesses, gathering supporting documents, and coordinating trial logistics
• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate contracts with clients, suppliers, and others; work with Avenue5 associates during the negotiation process
• Review Avenue5 policies and procedures with respect to the changing legal landscape
• Provide advice and counsel on operational and general legal matters
• Research and provide guidance regarding state brokerage requirements, including matters relating to licensing, property account and accounting requirements, and requirements in property management agreements
• Participate in projects to identify federal, state, and local laws applicable to property management and identify opportunities to improve compliance with those laws
• Prepare and maintain corporate governance documents
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• Doctor of Jurisprudence degree
• Active admission to a state bar
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a licensed lawyer

Skills And Requirements

• Comfortable engaging with associates throughout Avenue5, including property managers, regional managers vice presidents, and executives
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently, organize and prioritize workload, and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, planning, verbal and written communication skills
• Understands complex legal concepts and terminology
• Knowledge of federal court rules and procedures, and the skills to find and understand those in other jurisdictions
• Knowledge of federal PACER docketing systems
• Ability to perform legal research
• Understanding of the pleading and discovery processes
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Ability to perform under tight deadlines and maintain patience in high-pressure situations
• Must manage highly confidential information with professionalism and unquestionable integrity
• Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing and Preventing Discrimination and Harassment training and other courses, if assigned

Scheduling

• Required to maintain a regular schedule which may require working outside business hours, weekends, and non-traditional holidays

Environment

• Exposure to an environment typically found in an office building

Physical Requirements

Avenue5 will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. These functions include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds
• Ability to remain stationary, move around, reach, and position oneself as needed for extended periods of time
• Ability to observe and detect signs of emergency through visual and/or auditory cues
• Ability to communicate and express or exchange ideas with others, as well as those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels, including the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound
• Visual requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision
• Ability to compare, copy, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate, communicate, and instruct
• Ability to tolerate stressful situations
• Ability to work under minimal to moderate supervision

This job description is not an all-inclusive list of functions and tasks. Over the length of employment, these functions and tasks may change.

Diversity

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Avenue5 is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.