Transactions Counsel

In 2025, Blackstone established Brio Real Estate (“Brio”) as a portfolio company focused on real estate credit.  Brio is a specialized global commercial real estate asset services platform that manages and supports Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies business (“BREDS”) across the globe.  Today, BREDS has more than $77 billion in investor capital across high yield / opportunistic real estate credit funds, a publicly traded Mortgage REIT, CMBS securities and insurance capital.  Brio is a sophisticated real estate credit solutions provider that enhances value for investors and supports BREDS across key functions, including asset management, transactions, capital markets, surveillance, portfolio management and legal & compliance.  Brio provides critical infrastructure and capabilities for BREDS to allow for effective investments and management of its global portfolio.

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. Blackstone’s scale, with roughly 12,700 real estate assets and over 240 portfolio companies, enables them to invest in dynamic sectors positioned for long-term growth. The firm seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by building strong businesses that deliver lasting value. Blackstone’s global investment strategies focus on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, secondaries and hedge funds.

Job Summary

The Transactions Counsel will primarily provide day-to-day legal support to transactional deal teams, which includes overseeing and managing key aspects of the deal process and document negotiation in connection with debt investment originations, secondary capital markets transactions and loan servicing and administration. This role will be expected to forge substantive relationships throughout Brio and Blackstone, as well as with various external stakeholder groups including borrowers, outside counsel and the brokerage community. It will be essential for the person in this role to possess excellent business judgment and an ability to identify and communicate risk in a clear and concise manner, as well as an ability to come up with creative proposed solutions to ensure that the reputation of Blackstone and Brio for reasonability and thoughtfulness is maintained. In addition, this person will help administer department and company initiatives and help in other corporate, operational and functional matters from time to time.

What you will do:

• Deliver high quality and clear legal guidance as an integral part of a legal team; ensure Blackstone’s legal priorities and initiatives are addressed.
• Partner closely with investment and business professionals to explain and evaluate the legal risks of any transaction, whether they arise in transaction documentation, diligence, or otherwise.
• Train and develop portfolio company deal teams to be sensitized to legal issues at the investment and organizational levels.
• Create and implement policies and procedures; ensure adherence to governance, risk, and compliance programs.
• Negotiate, write, review, catalog, and execute business agreements, contracts, and other legal agreements.
• Supervise outside counsel, when necessary or appropriate, and assume responsibility for quality and cost of outside legal representation.

What you should have:

• Juris Doctorate (JD)
• Actively licensed to practice in Texas
• Actively licensed to practice in New York is a plus
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience representing institutional clients, preferably with some in-house experience
• Be a resourceful self-starter, routinely taking initiative
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to a variety of audiences
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Team player that can thrive and lead in a fast-paced, results-oriented work environment
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving business strategies, depending on market dynamics
• Adept in navigating and simplifying complex matters of law
• Contract review and negotiation experience
• Experience in a variety of commercial matters (transactions, leases, financings, etc.)

EEO Statement

Brio Real Estate is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email talent@revantage.com