Attorney

American Tower Africa•Woburn, MA

34d

About The Position

American Tower is seeking a Staff Attorney to join the Legal department of its U.S. Tower division. The Legal team negotiates, drafts, and reviews agreements related to real estate transactions and their administration. The Staff Attorney prepares documents for tenant licenses, ground leases, and easements, and helps resolve issues that may affect customer applications or ground lease negotiations. The role also partners cross-functionally to review and provide legal analyses of contract terminations, renewals, assignments, and responses to contractual defaults.

Requirements

Juris Doctor and a license to practice law in any state.
Strong negotiation skills and ability to effectively resolve complex issues and conflicts related to agreement and contract compliance.
Attention to detail in preparing and reviewing contracts and supporting documents; strong legal drafting skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.
Ability to work with different functional groups and employee levels to achieve results effectively and professionally.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks within agreed timeframes through effective prioritization in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Between 1 and 3 years of experience working with contract/license drafting and negotiation is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain thorough knowledge of applicable customer and/or landowner agreements; communicate with external customers about contractual rights and obligations; negotiate resolutions to customer issues related to non-compliance.
Coordinate and communicate with internal departments to resolve issues with property owners and/or external customers.
Prepare license agreements, amendments, ground lease documents, access and utility agreements, use authorization and consent agreements, memoranda of leases, and consent and notice letters in accordance with company standards.
Prepare legal analyses and negotiate resolutions concerning property-owner transactions, customer requests, project permitting, and adoption of applicable legislation or regulations.
Help resolve title-curative issues, including missing deeds, missing memoranda of lease or assignments, utility and access easement issues, mortgages, liens other than mechanic’s liens, probate issues, improper signature authority, and issues concerning company entities; work with external title companies in accordance with internal policy.
Perform other duties as assigned.