Description:

Job Description:
Assistant General Counsel – Americas Services

Position Summary:
The successful candidate will join an agile, business focused legal team that plays a key role in driving the growth and success of Cushman & Wakefield. In this role, you will provide a broad range of strategic, transactional, and litigation support, partnering directly with business leadership to plan and execute initiatives to shape our client service delivery. We are seeking someone who is flexible, tech-savvy, collaborative, and eager to engage with a dynamic, global business enterprise.

You will have the opportunity to work across complex and meaningful matters while helping to enhance C&W's culture of practical problem solving, teamwork, and professional excellence. C&W will empower you with the technology and support necessary to thrive under time-sensitive deadlines with multiple competing priorities. In addition to supporting day-to-day business needs, this role will participate in special projects in partnership with leadership of other C&W functions and departments, providing opportunities to determine the firm's operational and legal strategy.

This position reports to an Associate General Counsel. Chicago area location is preferred, to provide easier in-person participation with members of the leadership team and broader legal department. However, we will consider any location for the right candidate.

Essential Job Duties:

Partner closely with the executive and operational leadership of C&W's Americas Services businesses, including Multifamily Asset Services, to strategize and drive profitable growth by refining operational risk management practices, educating the team regarding industry trends and regulatory developments, promoting compliance initiatives and providing steady, thoughtful leadership.
Analyze and creatively mitigate complex operational and contractual risk for rapidly evolving service offerings, including: construction project management, property management, facility management, real estate transaction management and consulting.
Provide effective, business minded counsel for a wide variety of topics and questions; create and promote legal and operational policies and implement internal training programs.
Direct pre-litigation strategy and pursue early resolution of disputes. Assist internal and external litigation counsel with management of active litigation.
Collaborate with legal, compliance and business colleagues and other internal stakeholders to develop best practices and optimize risk management and negotiation strategies.
Research, analyze and stay up to date on legal trends, laws, legislation, regulations, and caselaw affecting the real estate industry and real estate service providers.
Leverage software and Ai tools to efficiently draft, review and negotiate service agreements with C&W's clients and vendors.
Perform other related duties as required or requested.

Education/Experience/Training

Combination of private practice and in-house experience preferred
Bar admission in good standing
Requires 7 to 10 years of experience

Competencies:

Adaptability to thrive in a rapidly and constantly changing business
Innovation fluency with strong intellectual curiosity and growth mindset
Demonstrated business acumen
Eagerness and ability to adopt and leverage software and Ai tools
Creative, strategic problem solving, exhibiting strong analytical skills
Ability to efficiently prioritize and achieve outstanding results in time-sensitive situations
Passion for collaboration with varied stakeholders, accounting for multiple perspectives
Exceptional communication skills