Description:

About the role:
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative, creative and commercially minded lawyer to support our Debt and Structured Finance (“DSF”) business, a division of A Global Commercial Real Estate Services Company's Capital Markets business segment. As the premier provider of commercial and multifamily financing, A Global Commercial Real Estate Services Company Capital Markets, Inc., combines robust lender relationships, industry-leading deal volume and a proprietary technology platform to deliver innovative options for financing and servicing commercial mortgage loans. More information is available at http://www.cbre.us/real-estate-services/investor/debt-and-structured-finance.

As a Senior Counsel on the Advisory team of A Global Commercial Real Estate Services Company's Legal Department, you will partner closely with DSF leadership and its mortgage brokerage, commercial lending and commercial loan servicing operations to provide legal counsel while assessing and mitigating risk proactively, creatively and strategically. You'll also play a key role in the Legal Department by collaborating with colleagues on industry-leading legal risk mitigation strategies in response to market changes and conditions impacting CBRE's business.

What You'll Do:

Oversee legal matters for CBRE DSF, including advising on corporate governance, compliance, employment, litigation, and risk management matters and supervising outside counsel.
Support CBRE DSF's mortgage loan brokerage business in connection with negotiation of client engagement letters and review and negotiation of ancillary documents; work directly with CBRE DSF brokerage professionals to opine on legal issues that arise in connection with client engagements.
Support DSF's Commercial Agency Group (“CAG”) in connection with commercial lending activities, primarily for government agencies Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and FHA/HUD; provide advice on specific issues that arise in the loan origination business; review and consult with executive management on contractual relationships with the agencies; advise on client issues that arise in the course of loan origination services for private lenders; review documentation relating to correspondent relationships and any closing duties of the CAG team.
Work with outside counsel to document, monitor, and maintain CBRE DSF's mortgage warehouse lines of credit.
Support CBRE DSF's commercial loan servicing subsidiary, CBRE Loan Services, Inc., in all aspects of its business, including:

General commercial business contracts
Commercial mortgage loan servicing agreements
Servicer Acknowledgements
Escrow Agreements
Financing/repo documents
Cost plus and secondment employment arrangements
State licensing issues related to commercial mortgage loan servicing
GSE (Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae) multifamily seller/servicer guide changes

Familiarity with Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and HUD/FHA multifamily lending and servicing programs
Familiarity with securitized lending products (CMBS, Freddie CME, etc.)
Work with specialized outside counsel monitoring and providing legal advice for CBRE DSF's CMBS business, both as to agency and private securitizations.
Work with the Company's procurement and technology teams and draft, negotiate, and provide advice for vendor agreements for all segments of the CBRE DSF business.
Ensure compliance with laws and regulations; monitor required licensing requirements and activity for all 50 states to the extent required for all subsidiaries.
Assist in the drafting and implementation of policies for CBRE DSF; participate in internal audit committees for both commercial loan servicing and CBRE CAG lending business units; work with management to identify areas where additional policies may be required.
Work with compliance specialists within the Company to establish, maintain and monitor compliance issues, with special attention to BSA, AML, KYC, and privacy issues.
Assist in audits performed by independent auditors, government agencies, licensing authorities in various states, and commercial lenders.
Work directly with the Company's corporate legal department to maintain proper legal existence for all CBRE DSF subsidiaries.
Work directly with the senior management and leaders of the CBRE DSF team to provide advice on the implementation of strategic and tactical business plans and objectives.
Collaborate with other internal functional areas (e.g., Finance, People, Tax, Digital & Technology, Ethics & Compliance) to thoroughly identify, assess and thoughtfully mitigate risk exposure.
Develop and implement best practices and process improvements, including production and maintenance of form documents for the DSF business lines.
Develop and conduct legal training sessions for business colleagues and Legal Department members

What You'll Need:
To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

J.D. from a top-tier ABA accredited law school.
Membership in applicable State Bar in good standing.
At least 7-10 years of private law firm practice and/or in-house transactional experience with an emphasis on commercial lending.
Broad, general real corporate and commercial transactions experience, preferably including debt and equity brokerage, commercial mortgage lending, and commercial mortgage servicing. Experience with mortgage banking finance (warehouse lending) documentation is preferred.
Excellent writing and oral presentation skills and ability to effectively communicate with both executive management and line business providers and to build strong personal relationships with management.
Highly developed professional judgment with a “can-do” attitude of a practical business attorney.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple tasks, work short deadlines when required and set appropriate priorities with excellent follow-up skills and organization.
Ability to work flexibly in and out of a formal office environment.