Description:

Job Description Summary:
Greystar is seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel to support its credit origination business. This attorney will serve as a key part of our origination and capital markets teams, supporting the origination, structuring, negotiation and closing of complex real estate debt transactions. Greystar is a global investment manager with ~$78B of AUM.

Job Description:
Responsibilities:
Transaction Support

Advise the origination teams on legal transaction risk in the negotiation of term sheets, loan documents, and modifications, in consultation with external legal counsel.
Help manage the loan closing process to close loans in a timely manner, including coordinating closing checklist calls and reviewing title commitments, land surveys, environmental reports, zoning reports, and organizational documents.
Support the post-closing and leverage process, including reviewing assignment documents, eligibility representations, and bailee, transmittal, and trust receipt documents.
Manage legal coordination to close collateralized loan obligations (CLO), including coordinating note splits or participations, reviewing collateral eligibility representations, and monitoring compliance with applicable credit facility requirements.
Coordinate entity formation with Greystar investment and corporate legal teams and external counsel.

Cross Functional Collaboration

Partner with asset management and external servicers on post-closing matters, including any workout and enforcement matters.
Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members on legal matters.

Qualifications:
Greystar is an entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment that rewards professionals who can think and operate independently and collaborate well with colleagues at all levels of the organization. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of the following:

Experience:

5-10 years of experience at a law firm or in-house with a lender, REIT or commercial real estate (CRE) investment firm focused on credit transactions.
Intimate knowledge of CRE loan documentation with a command of senior mortgages, construction loans, warehouse lines, B-notes, and mezzanine and preferred equity structures.
Law degree from an accredited law school and bar admission in good standing.

Core Competencies:

Superb attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Business-oriented mindset and ability to deliver practical and deal-focused legal advice.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in a deadline-oriented environment.
Advanced structuring and negotiating experience in the context of complex real estate debt transactions.
Superior judgment and ethical practices.
Excellent transaction management skills and evidenced ability to take initiative in the area(s) of focus in order to drive transactions to completion.
Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.