Corporate Counsel Real Estate - AWS

Amazons Legal Department is looking for a talented commercial real estate lawyer to fill the position of Legal Counsel Real Estate/Colo supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon. AWS is at the forefront of the cloud computing and service industry providing IT infrastructure services such as ondemand compute capacity storage content delivery database services and more.

As part of the AWS legal team you will be responsible for supporting AWSs worldwide data center expansion through land acquisitions leases and serviced licenses. You will have transactional drafting and negotiating responsibilities on deals and will provide legal counsel and contract interpretation to business team members on a daily basis. Transactions range from standard contracts to complex bespoke high value agreements. You will structure draft and negotiate agreements and leases help support AWSs existing portfolio manage outside counsel and advise internal business clients. In addition you will help develop implement and manage process improvements across the team resolve legal issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handle prelitigation legal disputes and inquiries.

The successful candidate must be enthusiastic enjoy working hard and being challenged and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.

5 years of legal experience
Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
Experience drafting and negotiating a variety of real estate transactional documents (i.e. leases lease amendments purchase and sale agreements easements development agreements coownership agreements etc.

Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and inhouse work
Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $229000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.