About this role
Accountabilities
- Serve as the primary legal point of contact for brokerage operations and as a subject matter expert on licensed real estate activities, particularly where they intersect with technology products.
- Provide full-lifecycle product counsel for designated consumer and B2B products across regulatory compliance, product development, data licensing, marketing, and commercial matters.
- Advise business partners on legal issues arising from new products, evolving product scopes, pilot programs, and strategic initiatives.
- Analyze legal and regulatory risks and provide practical recommendations to senior management and other business stakeholders.
- Support industry affairs activities, including MLS-related escalations, emerging industry issues, and strategic initiatives involving the broader real estate ecosystem.
- Partner proactively with privacy, fair housing, finance, compliance, communications, marketing, and other shared-service teams to identify and resolve novel legal issues.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including agreements involving data licensing and other technology-related arrangements.
- Handle real estate licensing complaints, regulatory matters, and investigations as needed.
- Provide subject matter expertise and ad-hoc legal support to Government Relations, Litigation, Communications, and other internal teams.
- Build strong working relationships with business and product partners and embed legal guidance into business planning and product development processes.
- Monitor developments in real estate regulation, MLS policies, and the broader legal and industry environment to identify potential risks and opportunities.
- Develop creative, commercially practical solutions to complex and evolving legal questions while supporting consumer-focused product initiatives.
Requirements
- 7+ years of relevant legal experience at a national or regional law firm or within an in-house legal department.
- Substantial experience in real estate regulatory matters and product counseling; in-house experience with a real estate brokerage or proptech organization is strongly preferred.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active admission to at least one state bar.
- Strong knowledge of real estate regulatory frameworks, MLS policies, and the broader regulatory and industry environment affecting real estate professionals, brokerages, and real estate portals.
- Experience advising on data licensing, marketing matters, commercial agreements, and technology-related products.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal issues and risk clearly and persuasively to business stakeholders and senior leaders.
- Strong drafting and negotiation capabilities with exceptional attention to detail.
- Innovative, practical, and goal-oriented approach to solving complex legal and business problems.
- Strong organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to independently manage multiple competing and time-sensitive priorities.
- Proactive and highly responsive working style, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Collaborative, team-oriented approach with the ability to build productive relationships across departments and organizational levels.
- Ability to balance legal risk management with practical business objectives and customer-focused product development.
- Ability to work effectively in a fully distributed environment and collaborate remotely with colleagues across functions.
Benefits
- Fully remote position available to employees working from a location within the United States, subject to applicable location requirements.
- Base salary range of $160,900–$257,100 annually in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington, DC.
- Base salary range of $152,900–$244,300 annually in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.
- Salary varies based on location, experience, performance, and other job-related factors.
- Eligibility for equity awards based on factors including experience, performance, and location.
- Compensation will meet applicable exempt-employee salary thresholds in the employee’s state of residence.
- Distributed-work model designed to provide flexibility around where employees work while supporting collaboration and productivity.
- Opportunity to work on innovative products at the intersection of technology, real estate, and regulated services.
- Exposure to complex legal, regulatory, product, commercial, and industry matters.
- Collaborative environment with opportunities to partner with senior business leaders and cross-functional teams.
- Opportunities to contribute to emerging initiatives and shape legal approaches to evolving products and industry practices.
- Inclusive workplace focused on professional growth, innovation, collaboration, and employee development.
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