Company Profile
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile
The lawyers and other professionals within the Legal & Compliance Division (Legal) provide a wide range of services to our business units. They preserve the firm's invaluable reputation for integrity and protect the firm with policies and procedures that meet regulatory requirements around the world. They also strive to maintain cooperative relationships with governmental policy makers and the regulatory and self-regulatory agencies that govern the firm's businesses.

Background on the Position
We are looking to hire a lawyer to provide internal client coverage of the Corporate Real Estate group within the Corporate Services business unit at Morgan Stanley, focusing on all legal matters (primarily leasing and leasing-related transactions) in connection with the Firm's 600+ office and data center locations in the United States.

Primary Responsibilities
Reporting to the Global Head of Corporate Real Estate Legal, we are looking for candidates with excellent judgement and strong initiative, who can manage a diverse and complex workload, with responsibility for the following:

Provide transactional and advisory legal support in connection with the Firm's owned/operated/leased real estate portfolio in the United States

Assist the Corporate Real Estate business team with the structuring, negotiation and documentation of real estate leasing transactions in the United States

Draft, negotiate, review, and close legal documents for real estate transactions (including new leases, lease amendments, subleases, commencement agreements, license agreements, letters of intent, work letters, NDA's, estoppels, and SNDAs

Assist with the real estate components of Firm corporate transactions (e.g., spinoffs, company acquisitions, Resolution Planning, tenant legal entity issues)

Advise the Corporate Real Estate business team with respect to regulatory issues and Firm policies which impact the U.S. real estate portfolio

Instruct external counsel in connection with material real estate transactions J D with 4-8 years of relevant experience in transactional real estate (including tenant or landlord side commercial leasing experience)

Excellent oral and written communication skills

First rate legal drafting and negotiation skills

Proven client-service skills

Pragmatic and commercial-minded with keen analytical skills and the ability to identify and resolve issues in a fast-paced environment

Flexible, organized, detail-orientated, with an ability to handle pressure and tight deadlines

Proactive self-starter that confidently assesses and advises on legal risks with limited supervision

Collaborative and personable, and can deftly build positive client relationships


Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $95,000 and $165,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).