Senior Corporate Counsel - Finance

Quality Technology Services•Ashburn, VA

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About The Position

Senior Corporate Counsel (Finance) is a member of the legal team who supports the company’s capital raising and corporate transactional operations. This includes debt and equity financing and other corporate transactional matters. This position maintains compliance with relevant contract policies and procedures and provides direct support to the company’s finance and development team and business units.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials
Admission to the Bar of a U.S. state or the District of Columbia (with ability to become admitted in state where office is located)
Five or more years of legal experience as a practicing lawyer (law firm experience strongly preferred) working in the areas of corporate finance, debt/structured finance, capital markets, investments, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate transactions.
Hands-on, self-starter who is disciplined and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting that requires a highly accurate and timely work product
Agile and versatile; comfortable with new and unfamiliar subject matter; easily adaptable to change
Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
Enterprising and entrepreneurial
Able to take initiative with no direction
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong listening, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
Ability to work in a fast-paced and evolving business environment
Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel), Box, Workday, DocuSign
Excellent analytical, time-management, judgment and decision-making skills
Possess ambition and an optimistic attitude
Ability to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities and demands on time
Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
Able to effectively manage complicated legal and business issues
Ability to effectively manage others, including outside counsel and service providers

Nice To Haves

Additional experience in corporate and real estate law is preferred.
Experience with project finance and/or asset-based lending

Responsibilities

Support all legal aspects of the company’s capital raising activities, including secured and unsecured debt financing, equity financing and joint ventures, structured finance and capital markets operations, and other corporate transactional matters, as well as various corporate governance matters.
Managing and executing transactions from inception through closing and post-closing integration, including due diligence, coordination of multiple deals and deal flow, managing outside counsel, and negotiation and drafting of various legal documents, agreements and disclosure, such as those pertaining to loans, bonds, joint ventures and syndications.
Work closely with QTS’s finance, real estate, and development teams, and would involve managing outside counsel and working with lenders, counterparties, and other third parties.
Based on the needs of the company, responsibility for various general legal and business matters
Responsibility for various commercial law matters
Assist with a variety of business-related functions and provide sound legal and business judgment on matters including construction, real estate, reporting and compliance, tax abatements, litigation, etc.