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Job Title: Litigation Counsel
FLSA Status: Exempt/Salaried
Location: New York, NY
Beam Living, a Blackstone portfolio company, is a vertically integrated Real Estate management company that creates, manages, and supports communities throughout New York City.
We are focused on being a great place to work, live & grow. We are part of a competitive NYC residential real estate market and need a talented team to deliver on our promises to residents and to communicate to the world why they should live in our communities.
We are looking for someone to join our Legal Team in the role of Litigation Counsel. If you are interested in helping to build and create as we take care of our residents today and reshape communities to attract the resident of the future, then maybe you should join us.
Only read further if you are:
- Kind
- Thoughtful
- Honest
- Committed to leaving people and places better than you found them.
- Someone who cares about building a great place for people to work, live & grow.
You should be:
- A passionate attorney that believes helping others win is a noble cause and that empathetic leadership is the only course of action.
- A problem solver who enjoys the challenge of resolving complex issues.
- An executor who is passionately committed to excellence and will relentlessly pursue the team’s goals.
- An innovator who can generate creative solutions.
- A team builder that listens, collaborates, and supports the team.
- A creative who believes that if we do something we should do it better than anyone.
- Flexible. Things change.
What you will do:
- Responsible for all landlord-tenant litigation across properties in Manhattan and Queens.
- Draft predicate notices for nuisance cases
- Draft petitions for nuisance cases
- Appear in Housing Court on a frequent (weekly) basis to handle non-payment, holdover, and HP actions, inclusive of negotiations, drafting stipulations of settlements, and trials.
- Draft, file and manage service of process of litigation documents relating to non-payment and holdover proceedings.
- Maintain, with support, the court calendar in an effective, transparent and efficient manner.
- Supervise two litigation paralegals.
- Work closely with Senior Litigation Counsel in executing deliverables and implementing best practices within company key objectives and results.
- Manage administrative agency complaints, including but not limited to preparing responses to DHCR overcharge complaints and Division of Human Rights Complaints.
- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
- Tracking progress of all assigned litigation matters.
- Manage and/or complete special projects and assignments as needed.
What you should have:
- Law Degree from accredited law school
- Member of State Bar of NY
- 2-4 years’ experience practicing NYC Housing Law
- Strong working knowledge of NYC Housing Courts and Landlord-Tenant Law as well as rent stabilization regulations and statutes
- Experience with residential leases in New York City and familiarity with commercial and retail leases a plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Able to multi-task under high pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Superior time management and organizational skills
What we offer:
We know that if we take care of our team, everything else will fall into place. We aren’t perfect, but we will try to set very clear expectations, always let you know where you stand, and do everything in our power to help you get where you want to go.
Base Salary: $110,000 - $150,000
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience & location.
A full slate of benefits that includes things like paid parental leave, educational assistance, and mental health resources.
Treating people with kindness and respect will always be at the core of what we do. If you care about what you do and how it impacts others, then maybe you should be part of our team.
A few of the people you will work with:
Jason
Rajiv
Naina
City Life Just Got Happier
Beam Living believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a company. However, it is not enough to just BE diverse, diversity must be embraced! We want you to feel comfortable bringing your best self to work, which is why Beam Celebrates how diversity contributes to a welcoming inclusive environment where everyone belongs.
To further our commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, all employment decisions at Beam Living are based on individual qualifications, business needs and job requirements without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
- $110,000 - $150,000
