Senior Real Estate Counsel

Liberty Mutual Insurance•Boston, MA

4d•$178,000 - $318,000

About The Position

The Senior Real Estate Counsel is a senior legal leader responsible for providing end to end legal support for the Company’s enterprise real estate portfolio and workplace strategy. This role leads and negotiates complex, high impact real estate transactions and serves as a trusted advisor to senior executives on matters that materially affect the Company’s financial position, risk profile, and long-term enterprise footprint. Working in close partnership with the Office of the CFO, Real Estate Solutions, and cross functional leaders, this role balances sophisticated legal judgment with commercial acumen to enable enterprise objectives, manage risk, and drive disciplined execution across the global real estate lifecycle.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
Extensive experience advising on complex commercial real estate transactions in a large law firm, in house legal department, or a combination of both.
Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives on sophisticated, high stakes matters with sound judgment and strong business acumen.
Experience operating in a complex, matrixed organization and partnering closely with finance and executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supervising, mentoring, or leading other attorneys or legal professionals strongly preferred.
Enterprise mindset with the ability to balance legal risk, financial objectives, and long-term strategy.
Strong executive presence and negotiation skills.
High integrity, discretion, and commitment to professional excellence.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, high impact environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, joint ventures, restructurings, tax exchanges, and real estate related litigation, providing end to end legal oversight from strategy through close.
Serve as a trusted legal advisor to senior executives on high impact real estate and workplace initiatives that affect the Company’s rights, obligations, capital strategy, and enterprise real estate posture.
Provide substantive legal counsel on commercial real estate matters, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, master service agreements, due diligence materials, and related documentation. Coordinate with external counsel, regulators, and other third parties as appropriate.
Partner closely with internal stakeholders including the Office of the CFO, Real Estate Services, Tax, Communications, Litigation, Risk, and business leaders to support global enterprise initiatives and ensure alignment between legal strategy, financial objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational execution.
Supervise and guide legal professionals and external resources by managing workflow, assigning and reviewing work, and maintaining the highest standards of legal quality, professional judgment, and business ethics.