Job Description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

What you’ll be doing...

Verizon seeks a qualified Managing Associate General Counsel to lead its Real Estate Legal team. This position will report to a Vice President & Deputy General Counsel.  In this role, you will lead a team of approximately two other real estate lawyers and two paralegals.  You will handle or oversee transactional legal advice and support for the sale, purchase, lease, and development activity within the Company’s sizeable real estate portfolio, as well as provide legal advice and support on eminent domain and land use / zoning issues across a geographically diverse footprint.  You can expect to handle or oversee a significant volume of transactions and issues, from routine to complex, each year.

The ideal candidate must have excellent negotiation skills, strong subject matter expertise, strong leadership skills, sound business and contract judgment, a calm demeanor, and the ability to effectively lead a team and achieve results in a high pressure and deadline-driven environment.  The successful candidate will work out of Verizon’s Basking Ridge, New Jersey, or Manhattan, New York offices; if the latter, you will be expected to work 1-2 days a week in Basking Ridge and as needed.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead a team of lawyers and paralegals supporting real estate legal advice and transactions.

• Engage with and support Verizon’s Global Real Estate team and provide holistic legal support for the business with strong communication at the executive level.

• Become an expert in Verizon’s real estate portfolio across central office / network sites, administrative offices and call center sites, data centers, garage work centers, warehouses, and retail stores.

• Create the overall legal strategy for excellence in transactional support as well as real estate risk assessment.

• Communicate and collaborate effectively and collegially with stakeholders at all levels of the Company.

• Engage and closely partner with outside counsel, and manage legal support across all Verizon real estate in a cost-effective way.

• Share and integrate lessons learned to continuously improve company practices in real estate.

• Provide training and mentorship to team members to ensure they have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their roles effectively.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• JD and 10 or more years of experience in real estate transactions, including complex transactions and issues involving zoning and land use, across a geographically diverse footprint.

• An ability to work well with and support key business-side stakeholders, including at the executive level.

• Strong communication skills and oral presentation skills.

• A proven record of demonstrating sound independent judgment and an ability to manage other attorneys and legal staff.

• The ability to handle a high volume of work with exceptional attention to detail.

Even better if you have:

• Strong relationship building, influencing, and negotiation skills.

• Significant experience with real estate matters in northeastern states (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, among others).

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity 

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances. If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington or Washington, D.C. work location, the compensation range for this position is between $205,000.00 and $381,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.