Invitation Homes/Blackstone Investments Work Values

Daily Duties at Invitation Homes/Blackstone Investments:

• General Counsel and Broker for the state. • Legal management of all acquisitions in the state of Florida and all property management issues involved with numerous REITs and various corporate entities. • Advise on numerous commercial purchases throughout the Southeast United States. • Handle all construction disputes within the state. • Responsible for reporting of all corporate documentation for six offices of the company in three states for SEC filings as well as corporate documentation. • Resolve certain degree of construction matters personally as a cost benefit to the corporation. • Manage outside counsel on construction litigation. • Construction vendor contract and compliance manager to insure compliance with OSHA, workers comp, code enforcement, and other regulations and guidelines for our rehab, turns and maintenance departments. • Lead counsel in all employment issues for the southeast including wage and hour issues, benefits and litigation matters. • Manage all insurance matters in the state and southeast including property insurance, general liability insurance matters, large scale wind disaster preparation matters and risk assessment. • Manage and monitor all claims for the state, and day to management of internal and outside counsel/paralegals. • Solely responsible for all legal matters in the state of Florida. Manage $3 billion of assets in the state, 15,000 units and over 500 employees. • Attend all hearings and legal proceedings for the state on behalf of corporation in insurance litigation, construction litigation, real estate litigation, employment litigation, evictions, code enforcement, etc. • Manage paralegals, attorneys, document management personnel, and code enforcement personnel to handle any legal matter that might arise in Florida. • Primary legal interpreter and executive of the following regulations for the state: FCRA, RESPA, PTFA, TILA, ADA, Federal Tax Code, FREC, DBPR, FDCPA, FHA, HUD, and other state and federal guidelines. • Day to day responsibility for all litigation and legal resolution regarding, real estate transactions, evictions, construction disputes, employee litigation, homeowners associations, and other various disputes a large multistate corporation must contend with on a daily basis. • Responsible for mitigating and responding to any media investigations or social media complaints in the state. • Solely responsible for all human resource matters in the state including fair housing trainings, labor and employment training, management training, policy drafting, and vetting all possible employment disputes. • Promoted three times within my first four months of employment. • Compliance officer for the state including review of compliance matters for the Southeast and national offices. • Draft, review and revise multiple contracts regarding vendors, plaintiffs, and other interested parties. • Interpret, modify, review and sign off on hundreds of transaction regarding real estate, outside vendor contracts, confidentiality agreements, etc. • Policy and compliance enforcement executive of all violations in the Florida offices. • Weekly travel to all offices in Florida, as well as to Dallas and Atlanta, to address any legal issues, training, or resolution necessitating legal involvement. • Primarily responsible for all legal aspects of contract negotiations in the state and several national projects. • Primarily responsible for all risk management and disaster recovery issues in the state. • Responsible for all document management in relation to risk management and acquisitions in the state. • Managed significant aspects of operations touching on legal department including but not limited to: property management, eviction, leasing, homeowners associations, accounting, employee relations, and construction disputes. • Solely responsible for multiple criminal investigations in the state including evidence gathering, discovery, termination, and mitigating any law enforcement involvement. • Liaison between employees, management, middle management, and upper management to resolve issues regarding HR or conflict resolution. • Occasional management of entire Southeast legal operations including the Atlanta and Charlotte offices.

What they like about Invitation Homes/Blackstone Investments:

A hiring company that offers alternative approaches to pay, performance bonuses, and/or equity in the firm is very attractive to you. You're generally less interested in working for an organization offering only traditional, salary-based compensation, one with limited opportunity to acquire equity in the firm, or one that does not actively promote skill development. In addition, you are more likely to choose a company that offers a variety of internal career options, with defined career paths. You view the learning of new skills and development of your expertise as key to your career advancement. These aspects of an organization may become even more important to you as you progress in your field, and are especially critical if you change career or occupation.

Tags

Insurance, Litigation, Real Estate, Acquisitions, Defense, Insurance Defense, Drafting, Management, Probate, Property Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Management, Broker, Multiple bar licenses, Negotiations, Technical Contracts, Patent prosecution, Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, CCIM

Skills

Insurance, Litigation, Real Estate, Acquisitions, Defense, Insurance Defense, Drafting, Management, Probate, Property Management, Technology, Corporate Governance, Contract Negotiations, Executive Management, Mediation, Operations, Intellectual Property, Corporate Compliance, Problem Solving, Team Leadership

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