Vice President – Real Estate and Transactions Counsel or Senior Real Estate Counsel

Overview

This attorney helps manage and oversee legal matters related to Avalon Bay’s real estate and real estate investment activities, with a particular focus on acquisitions, dispositions, developments, redevelopments, joint ventures, structured investments, and other complex development and investment vehicles. This position will also provide advice to general questions and issues related to real estate matters and other legal issues, as appropriate.

Avalon Bay Communities, Inc. has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for a Vice President – Real Estate and Transactions Counsel or Senior Real Estate Counsel (depending on experience), to be based in Arlington, VA.

At least 8+ (ideally more than
8) years of broad-based commercial real estate transactional experience obtained at a prominent law firm or sophisticated corporate legal department.

Arlington, VA. This is an in-office role requiring four days per week onsite, and local candidates are preferred.

Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, with an ability to obtain a corporate counsel license to practice in Virginia within the first year of employment.