Corporate Legal Real Estate, VP

State Street•Boston, MA

3d•$110,000 - $200,000

About The Position

State Street is seeking an experienced real estate attorney to serve as a strategic legal partner to its Global Realty Services organization. The role provides legal support for a global portfolio of approximately 6.5 million square feet across more than 100 locations in 34 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. The position advises senior business leaders on the legal, regulatory, and risk implications of enterprise real estate decisions, helping support the firm's global workforce and operations while ensuring sound governance, risk management, and compliance across jurisdictions. The role combines strategic and transactional legal work, including advising on leasing, occupancy strategies, acquisitions, dispositions, portfolio optimization, corporate restructuring, and real estate risk management. It leads the legal execution and negotiation of complex domestic and international transactions, and supports mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and integrations that affect the firm's real estate footprint. The position partners with senior stakeholders across Real Estate, Finance, Procurement, Technology, Compliance, Corporate Strategy, and Legal, and directs external law firms across multiple jurisdictions. The successful candidate will bring strong legal expertise, business judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence outcomes across a complex global organization. They will navigate ambiguity and competing priorities while delivering solutions that enable business growth and manage risk.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
At least 5 years of legal experience with significant commercial real estate responsibility.
Demonstrated experience leading sophisticated real estate transactions and negotiations.
Strong understanding of risk management, governance, and regulatory considerations affecting corporate real estate activities.
In-house legal experience supporting corporate real estate functions.
Experience advising multinational organizations with complex global real estate portfolios.
Experience managing external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
International real estate transaction experience.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, integration projects, or corporate restructuring initiatives.

Responsibilities

Serve as the principal legal advisor to Global Realty Services on global real estate matters, including office leasing, landlord-tenant disputes, and property acquisitions.
Provide practical, business-focused legal counsel on leasing and occupancy strategies, acquisitions and dispositions, portfolio optimization, corporate restructuring, and real estate risk management and governance.
Lead legal strategy, risk assessment, execution, and negotiation for complex domestic and international real estate transactions.
Identify and mitigate legal, regulatory, operational, and reputational risks associated with the global real estate portfolio.
Act as the lead legal representative for Global Realty Services on mergers and acquisitions, directing real estate due diligence, integration planning, risk assessments, and deal-related decision support.
Build trusted relationships with business and legal leaders globally and advise on real estate strategy, governance, compliance, and operational execution.
Partner with senior leaders across Real Estate, Finance, Procurement, Technology, Compliance, Corporate Strategy, and Legal.
Manage and direct external law firms across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring quality, consistency, and cost efficiency.
Influence global standards, governance frameworks, and best practices supporting worldwide real estate operations.

Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability, plus optional additional coverages.
Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family-care responsibilities.
Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
Incentive compensation, including eligibility for annual performance-based awards, subject to stated exclusions.
Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
Inclusive development opportunities.
Flexible work-life support.
Paid volunteer days.
Employee networks.