Vice President, Head of Legal Operations

Link Logistics Real Estate (Link) is a leading operator of lastmile 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 growand 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 youll lead operational excellence across legal process management technology implementation vendor strategy and crossfunctional alignmentensuring 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 Csuite leadership board meetings and crossfunctional 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 teams 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 ebilling 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 & Crossfunctional 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:

• Bachelors 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 problemsolving capabilities.

• High integrity direction and a track record of sound judgment in a regulated environment.

• Experience supporting or working directly with General Counsel and Clevel executives.

$215000 $240000 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 Statement

The 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 .