Position Overview We are seeking a high-impact Corporate Counsel & Litigation Manager to join our in-house legal department to lead, modernize, and scale our landlord-tenant legal operations across a diverse multifamily portfolio. This is a role for a courtroom-tested litigator who is equally energized by legal operations, workflow engineering, technology adoption, and portfolio-level analytics. You will have full authority to design and enforce new legal workflows, leverage existing and emerging software, including Yardi to its fullest capabilities, and build a data-driven legal ecosystem that aligns with institutional standards seen in NAA-benchmarked operators. The ideal candidate will have 5 -7 years of experience with extensive court appearances and hands-on litigation management, including New York landlord-tenant proceedings. The successful candidate will work closely with property management, asset management, operations, and outside counsel to protect the Company's legal and business interests while providing practical, business-oriented advice.
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Key Responsibilities Courtroom Litigation & Case Management Litigate nonpayment, holdover, nuisance, order-to-show-cause, and bankruptcy-impacted matters across landlord-tenant courts. Manage all phases of the eviction lifecycle, including notices, petitions, motions, stipulations, and warrant execution. Ensure cases move efficiently from filing to resolution. Negotiate settlements and resolutions designed to minimize risk and litigation costs. Develop litigation strategies that reduce cycle time and improve resolution outcomes. Identify litigation trends and develop proactive legal strategies. Legal Operations Modernization Overhaul and scale all playbooks, notice libraries, escalation protocols, and default-resolution frameworks. Implement standardized, enforceable workflows across property management, legal, and operations teams. Drive a culture of operational discipline and compliance with statutory timelines. Develop and train support staff on legal operations modernization and technology initiatives. Technology, Automation & Yardi Integration Leverage Yardi Voyager Legal to automate notice workflows, track statutory timelines, and audit tenant ledgers. Partner with internal teams to enhance data governance, accuracy, and reporting integrity. Identify opportunities for automation, dashboarding, and workflow triggers to reduce manual work and error rates. Institutional-Grade Metrics & Reporting You will build and own a legal performance dashboard, including: Days-to-Resolution and cycle time by case type Legal Aging Buckets and portfolio legal exposure Notice Accuracy & SLA Compliance Ledger Audit Accuracy Eviction Filing Rate per 100 Units Outside Counsel Spend vs. Budget Bad Debt Recovery & Write-Off Rates You will present these metrics directly to executive leadership and influence portfolio-level strategy. Outside Counsel Oversight & Budget Discipline Manage outside counsel with a focus on budget discipline, performance tracking, and adherence to company workflows. Establish expectations for reporting, timelines, and outcome metrics. Ensure external firms operate as extensions of the in-house legal department—not independent silos. Audit outside counsel spend and identify cost trends and savings opportunities. Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence Collaborate with property management, operations, finance, and compliance to enforce legal workflows. Serve as the subject-matter expert on L&T law, statutory timelines, and risk mitigation. Lead training initiatives to elevate legal literacy across the organization. Department Growth & Strategic Impact Leverage existing paralegal support and help shape future team expansion. Contribute to long-term legal department design, including potential roles in compliance, risk, and broader litigation. Play a key role in aligning legal operations with portfolio growth and corporate strategy. Required Qualifications 5 - 7 years of active, high-volume landlord-tenant litigation experience in New York. JD and active NYS Bar admission in good standing. Demonstrated expertise in OSCs, nuisance litigation, and bankruptcy stay navigation. Hands-on experience with Yardi, including legal workflows and ledger auditing. Strong analytical skills and comfort presenting data to senior executives. Proven ability to design and enforce process-driven systems. Preferred Qualifications Experience with institutional owners, or large multifamily operators. Exposure to legal operations, process engineering, or workflow automation. Familiarity with operational benchmarks and industry best practices. Experience building dashboards or working with analytics tools. Who Thrives in This Role A courtroom tactician with a systems-builder mindset Tech-forward, data-driven, and energized by modernization Comfortable enforcing discipline across departments Ready to step out of the billable-hour grind and into a leadership trajectory Motivated by the opportunity to build a best-in-class legal department
