This professional officer role is designed for a licensed attorney with substantial legal experience in commercial mortgage lending and related legal matters. The position is responsible for providing and managing legal support for the Company’s investment activities, including the review and drafting of loan commitments, the closing of new mortgage loans, compliance with regulatory requirements, and ongoing legal administration of the investment portfolio. The incumbent should have significant experience, typically five or more years, in commercial real estate lending and/or private practice with a specialization in this area. A strong commitment to quality, responsiveness, and customer service is essential to maintaining and strengthening long-term business relationships.
• This position requires an attorney with 5+ years of negotiating and legal drafting skills equivalent to a partner at a major law firm. A breadth of industry knowledge and contacts (both legal and business) are essential.
Abilities:
• The incumbent will need meticulous attention to detail and negotiating stamina to protect and ensure the quality of the Company’s investments, but must couple those abilities with an attitude of building positive customer experiences and relationships.
Contact with others.
• Must have strong negotiating skills coupled with a firm commitment to customer service and development of long-term business relationships. At least 50% of the incumbent’s time is spent in communication with outside customers, mortgage banker and brokers and counsel for the parties to the mortgage transactions.
• The incumbent must be proactive and creative in finding legal solutions for the business and competitive needs of the Company, particularly relating to creative investment opportunities (e.g the participating loan program, loan pools, new real estate ownership and lending models).
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Through its subsidiaries, Protective offers life insurance, annuity and asset protection solutions and is helping more than 14.4 million people protect what matters most. Protective’s more than 3,800 employees put people first and deliver on the company’s promises to customers, partners, colleagues and communities - because we’re all protectors. With a long-term focus, financial stability and commitment to doing the right thing, Protective Life Corporation, a subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.(TSE:8750), has $118 billion in assets, as of Dec. 31, 2023. Protective is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and supported by a robust virtual workforce and core sites in the greater Cincinnati area and St. Louis. For more information about Protective, visit www.protective.com.
