Senior Counsel, Litigation & Operations

We are seeking an experienced business-minded attorney to serve as Senior Counsel Litigation & Operations. This role will help lead the companys litigation strategy while acting as a key legal partner to field operations and cross-functional teams. The position requires a proactive advisor who can deliver practical risk-based guidance in a fast-paced customer-facing environment. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Litigation Management:  

• Lead and manage all litigation administrative matters and other legal disputes. 

• Develop strategy aligned with business objectives and risk tolerance. 

• Take lessons learned and translate into pragmatic business-minded guidance. 

• Oversee outside counsel including budgeting and performance. 

• Represent the company in mediations and drive efficient resolution strategies. 

• Analyze litigation trends to inform risk mitigation and business decisions. 

Operational & Business Counseling  

• Provide day-to-day legal advice to field operations and business teams.  

• Advise on customer issues and operational initiatives.  

• Partner cross-functionally to support business growth while managing risk. 

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.  

Regulatory Compliance & Risk 

• Advise on compliance with federal state and local laws. 

• Focus areas include consumer protection marketing pricing data privacy legislative affairs and call center.    

• Develop and implement policies training and controls to mitigate risk.  

Disputes & Investigations  

• Handle escalated customer matters and regulatory inquiries. 

• Conduct internal investigations as needed. 

• Ensure consistent timely and defensible responses. 

Legal Operations & Reporting  

• Manage litigation spend and support legal budgeting.  

• Contribute to P&L and reporting processes.  

• Improve processes and leverage legal technology (e.g. matter management systems).  

Qualifications :

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school 

• Admission to a state bar and in good standing with the ability to practice law as in-house counsel in Texas 

• 10 years of experience with a focus on litigation and/or business counseling 

• Strong judgment analytical ability and communication skills.  

• Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets.  

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. 

• Experience in an in-house environment preferred.   

Preferred Experience (nice to haves but not required) 

• Government or regulatory investigations 

• Personal injury or other high-volume litigation 

• Consumer protection marketing or data privacy laws 

• REITs real estate or self-storage industry 

• TCPA recording/wiretapping laws or similar 

• Legislative affairs  

• Matter management or ticketing systems (e.g. ServiceNow) 

Additional Information :

Workplace

• One of our values pillars is to work as OneTeam and we believe that there is no replacement for in-person collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month. 

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

**Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available for this posting.  Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.**

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time