Action Property Management · 12 hours ago
General Counsel
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$225K/yr - $250K/yr
12+ years expAction Property Management is a leading HOA management company with a commitment to integrity and professionalism. The General Counsel provides strategic legal advice, manages litigation, and ensures compliance while supporting the company's growth and success.
CommercialProperty ManagementReal Estate
Responsibilities
Analyze all manner of legal & business issues, develop strategy alternatives, recommend effective courses of action, and lead the legal implementation
Effectively manage litigation & claims brought against FirstService, including:
Developing and vetting defense strategies
Minimizing defense spend & settlement outlays
Ensuring the value of insurance defense firms’ and specific attorneys’ billing & deliverables, including case analyses, litigation strategy, status updates, litigation budgets, and well-thought-out discovery, motion practice & settlement approaches
Managing discovery, preservation & privilege
Advise the business on asserting & resolving disputes
Protect the company by leveraging a deep understanding of insurance principles, coverage types, tendering imperatives, triggers to coverage, managing adjusters & third-party administrators, and avoiding actions that may jeopardize coverage
Expertly draft & edit contracts to protect FirstService while also achieving the company’s business objectives
Successfully negotiate agreements to balance protecting FirstService’s interests with obtaining or retaining the business
Pre-acquisition: Serve as part of the acquisition team, effectively analyzing a target’s agreements, suits, claims & other risk factors as well as business ‘fit’ factors. Assist in the preparation, review, and negotiation of documents for complex transactions
Post-acquisition: Serve as part of the post-acquisition integration team, managing various integration initiatives
Plan & project-manage the efforts, bringing the right voices to the table & considering operational, financial, tax, insurance, human resources & regulatory questions
Leverage a solid working knowledge of employment law to provide sound legal advice related to wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination & other employee matters. Team with outside employment counsel & insurance defense counsel to address such matters as appropriate
Leverage a deep understanding of the business & operating departments as well as in-depth knowledge of homeowner association law in the West Region states in order to navigate the legal / operations interface effectively
Train managers, executives and others to minimize legal liability for FirstService
Partner with operating executives & others to develop & adjust company processes as FirstService provides new services and as statutes & case law evolve
Guide the company with regard to regional compliance matters and public policy advocacy as needed
Other responsibilities as assigned
Qualification
Required
Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, litigation, labor law, etc.)
Ability to develop legal strategy & objectives
Impeccable professional ethics & integrity
Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to ‘see around the corner'
Creative problem-solving ability & excellent analytic skills
The ability to apply sound business & legal judgment to a wide variety of legal questions
Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate information effectively internally and externally – whether on the fly or with prepared communications - and to drive cross-functional alignment and action
High degree of initiative; growth-minded & collaborative
Execution-oriented mindset with the drive to get things done
Able to work under tight deadlines, handle multiple, detailed projects simultaneously and anticipate needs in advance
Fluent with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Windows; Ability to learn new applications and skills quickly
Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school
Member in good standing of the California State Bar
Litigation & employment law experience required
12+ years licensed legal practice experience
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k) matching for qualifying team members
Vacation
Sick time
Holiday pay
Your birthday holiday
Access to industry-leading tools and resources that drive efficiency and success
Join a company committed to supporting your professional growth and helping you achieve your goals.
Company
Action Property Management
Action Property Management is a real estate company provides buying and selling services.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Matthew Holbrook
CEO
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