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Vice President, Head of Legal Operations

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Vice President, Head of Legal Operations

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Link Logistics Real Estate (“Link”) is a leading operator of last-mile logistics real estate. Established by Blackstone in 2019, the company connects consumption, technology, and the supply chain across its portfolio, which spans more than half a billion square feet. With more than 5 percent of U.S. GDP flowing through our spaces, we leverage our scale, proprietary data and insights, and foundational focus on sustainability to drive success for our customers' businesses and deliver value for our stakeholders. Link Logistics strives to be the most equitable and inclusive industrial real estate company in the business. We put our people, customers, and communities first and find ways to make a conscious, positive impact where we live and work, prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across our workforce to deliver an optimal employee experience. Every day, we work to reinvent and lead our industry forward by thinking bigger and challenging the status quo.Because we believe that good business must be synonymous with doing good, strong environmental, social and governance practices are foundational to our identity as a firm. These practices include setting ambitious goals to combat climate change, partnering with local nonprofits, and prioritizing internal diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. We seek to use our position, ideas, and influence to drive progress in our industry and the wider world. At Link, we give our customers space to grow—and we give people space to grow, too.Link is seeking a proactive and experienced Head of Legal Operations to elevate the performance, efficiency, and strategic value of our Legal Department. In this role, you'll lead operational excellence across legal process management, technology implementation, vendor strategy, and cross-functional alignment—ensuring the legal team is optimized to support complex real estate transactions, compliance, investor relations, and risk management. Exceptional PowerPoint skills are essential, as the role requires preparation of visually compelling, data driven presentation for C-suite leadership, board meetings and cross-functional updates.RESPONSIBILITIES:Operational Strategy & Execution

• Drive legal department efficiency by establishing scalable processes to support acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development, and corporate governance.
• Collaborate with legal and finance leadership to develop key performance indicators that demonstrate the legal team's business impact.
• Create clear, engaging, and visually polished PowerPoint presentations that communicate complex legal strategies, risks, and data.

Technology & Systems Management

• Select, implement, and manage technology solutions (e.g., entity management, board portals, e-billing, document management, and CLM platforms) to streamline legal work.
• Integrate legal systems with real estate and finance platforms such as Yardi, Argus, or SAP, where appropriate.

Financial Management & Cost Optimization

• Develop and manage the legal budget, including forecasting for outside counsel, technology, and corporate governance expenses.
• Lead outside counsel engagement strategy: rate negotiations, performance reviews, and alignment with billing guidelines.
• Implement legal spend analytics and benchmarking specific to REIT and real estate market norms.

Contracting & Transactional Support

• Oversee the development and maintenance of templates and playbooks for leasing, acquisitions, vendor agreements, and debt transactions.
• Build processes to support legal due diligence and documentation workflows related to property and capital markets activity.

Team Leadership & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Lead a legal operations team and collaborate closely with stakeholders across Legal, Finance, Compliance, and Asset Management.
• Foster a continuous improvement culture within the legal function by promoting innovation, accountability, and efficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required; JD, MBA, or paralegal/legal ops certification preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in legal operations, corporate legal management, experience with REITs or real estate clients. Ideally, three plus years in a leadership role.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills – able to distill complex ideals into clear, professional visual formats.
• Demonstrated success in legal tech implementation and legal spend management.
• Strong financial acumen, analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• High integrity, direction, and a track record of sound judgment in a regulated environment.
• Experience supporting or working directly with General Counsel and C-level executives.

$215,000 - $240,000 represents the presently anticipated base compensation pay range for this position at Link. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.Link provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off.The direct compensation and benefits described above are subject to the terms and conditions of any governing plans, policies, practices, agreements, or other materials or documents as in effect from time to time, including but not limited to terms and conditions regarding eligibility.EEO StatementThe Company is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [email protected].

Seniority level

• Seniority levelNot Applicable

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionLegal

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