Provide transactional and advisory legal support in connection with the Firm's owned/operated/leased real estate portfolio in the United States
Assist the Corporate Real Estate business team with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of real estate leasing transactions in the United States
Draft, negotiate, review, and close legal documents for real estate transactions (including new leases, lease amendments, subleases, commencement agreements, license agreements, letters of intent, work letters, NDA's, estoppels, and SNDAs)
Assist with the real estate components of Firm corporate transactions (e.g., spinoffs, company acquisitions, Resolution Planning, tenant legal entity issues)
Advise the Corporate Real Estate business team with respect to regulatory issues and Firm policies which impact the U.S. real estate portfolio
Instruct external counsel in connection with material real estate transactions
Provide internal client coverage of the Corporate Real Estate group within the Corporate Services business unit, reporting to the Global Head of Corporate Real Estate Legal
Requirements
J D with 4-8 years of relevant experience in transactional real estate (including tenant or landlord side commercial leasing experience)
Excellent oral and written communication skills
First rate legal drafting and negotiation skills
Proven client-service skills
Pragmatic and commercial-minded with keen analytical skills
Flexible, organized, detail-orientated, with an ability to handle pressure and tight deadlines
Proactive self-starter that confidently assesses and advises on legal risks with limited supervision
Collaborative and personable, and can deftly build positive client relationships
Benefits
Commission earnings
Incentive compensation
Discretionary bonuses
Other short and long-term incentive packages
Other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs
Support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey
Attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks
Opportunity to move about the business
Supportive and inclusive environment
ATS Keywords
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oral communicationwritten communicationclient-serviceanalytical skillsorganizational skillsdetail-orientedability to handle pressureproactivecollaborativerelationship building