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About Realty Income
Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is a real estate partner to the world's leading companies. Founded in 1969, we invest in diversified commercial real estate and have a portfolio of 15,600 properties in all 50 U.S. states, the UK and six other countries in Europe, with a gross book value $58bn. We are known as "The Monthly Dividend Company®” and have a mission to deliver stockholders dependable monthly dividends that grow over time. Since our founding, we have declared 656 consecutive monthly dividends and are a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index, having increased our dividend for the last 30 consecutive years.
The European portfolio, including the UK, has grown significantly since our first international acquisition, a £429m 12-property portfolio from Sainsbury’s in 2019. In just five years the portfolio now includes investments of over €11bn, and 483 distinct properties.
You will be joining a dynamic legal team of one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the world as we rapidly expand into the UK and European markets, including moving into new offices at 3 St. James’s Square. In this challenging commercial role you will develop and broaden your experience, with exposure to multiple legal jurisdictions; with dynamic opportunities for career growth as the company expands.
Position Overview:
- Supporting Senior Legal Counsel in driving the execution of complex transactions with many moving parts across different European geographies.
- Working closely with Senior Legal Counsel aiming to streamline the transaction process to generate greater speed and efficiency.
- Individually managing specific transactions with accountability for delivering the business objectives in a timely fashion.
- Assisting with the legal management and rationalization of the Company’s corporate holding structures.
Key Responsibilities:
Transactions:
- Coordinate, analyse, manage, negotiate, document, and close a wide range of multifaceted transactions, including but not limited to corporate SPV acquisitions, joint ventures, sale and leaseback transactions, real estate financing transactions, asset-level real estate acquisitions, and developments.
- Manage complex and significant deals that cut across workstreams and teams.
- Management of external law firms and multi-disciplinary transaction teams.
- Assess transactional risks and recommend strategies to mitigate them, advising colleagues of issues/opportunities that may have meaningful consequences.
- Progress transactions with careful attention to proceeding on time, on budget, and in accordance with deal strategy.
- Input into growth strategy, market intelligence, and initial deal terms.
- Collaborate with internal teams to devise optimal approaches in the context of assigned transactions.
- Attend board meetings and present transactions to the board of directors, coordinate execution of documents, and assist with entity management responsibilities where required.
- Analyse transactions and structure transactions in the UK and other European countries, as necessary.
- Assist with coordination of entry into new markets if applicable.
- Review, evaluate, and approve information and reports from external advisors concerning investment transactions.
- Manage and monitor environmental issues from a legal perspective. Review and analyse environmental reports.
- Supervise Legal Analysts performing transactional support.
- Develop and make recommendations to the Legal team regarding improvements to internal policies and procedures for handling transactions.
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications.
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (brokers, external counsel, third-party vendors, etc.), creating trusting relationships.
- Provide professional legal counsel and advice to Company executives.
- Promote the external reputation of the Company with tenants, partners and counterparties.
- Excellent record keeping.
Corporate & Finance:
- Assist the Company with projects to rationalize its corporate structure and manage hive-ups and corporate re-organizations as assigned.
- Hands-on management of JV partners and building personal relationships.
- Review and draft third-party supplier agreements as assigned.
- Handle miscellaneous and various corporate legal matters including engagement letters etc.
- Work with the acquisition department to coordinate the review and analysis of confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements on the front end of potential acquisition targets.
- Assist with the implementation of equity and debt strategies.
- Preparation of intergroup loan documentation and equity documentation.
General:
- General legal research and investigation as assigned.
- Routine advice/counsel to all departments on various legal matters.
- General legal document review, drafting, and negotiating.
- Special projects and duties as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Candidate Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Must have for the role:
- Qualified Solicitor/Attorney with suitable post-qualification real estate transaction experience gained in either:
- the real estate or corporate real estate department of an International or US law firm.
OR
- a real estate focused investment fund.
- Experience in negotiating and closing real estate transactions.
- Familiarity with different investment structures and JV arrangements.
- Familiarity with corporate transactions and companies law.
- Adept and proficient at advanced legal document drafting and negotiating.
- Ability to effectively identify, research, and analyse routine-to-complex legal issues, assess potential exposure, propose alternative courses of action, and make well-reasoned recommendations.
- Have a commercial mindset with the ability to manage risk whilst balancing and delivering short-term objectives and long-term value.
- A natural ability to take responsibility, being hands-on with transactions and delegate effectively.
- Ability to exercise creativity and resourcefulness in problem-solving and promote effective and efficient resolution of legal matters.
- Ability to effectively manage time, handle multiple projects concurrently, work calmly under pressure, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to actively listen to others, understand their position and respond appropriately.
- Capacity to effectually lead, manage, counsel, develop, train, and support Real Estate Analysts in their positions and profession.
- Fluent (spoken and written) English.
Desirable but not essential:
- Fluency in an European language (French / Spanish / German / Italian).
- Experience in real estate in continental Europe.
Our Mission & Values
For more than 50 years, Realty Income has been guided by our mission to invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. We do this by nurturing long-term, meaningful relationships that enable people to achieve a better financial outlook. We understand that when individuals succeed financially, they are able to provide for their families, support local businesses and pursue their greatest ambitions, creating a lasting positive impact on communities.
Realty Income is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
