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About the Role
HLG is seeking a dynamic mid to senior-level associate with a minimum of three years of law firm experience to join their team. This role offers hybrid to full remote opportunities and will involve managing transactional and litigation-based projects within a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support to United States-based hospitality operations.
- Examine, analyze, and prepare responses to third-party subpoenas, state agency audit requests, and property-related inquiries.
- Draft responsive communications addressing issues involving hotel guests, tenants, vendors, and property-level matters.
- Engage with hotel properties across the United States to gather information, assess issues, and support timely legal responses.
- Review and provide transactional support for contracts.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of hotel vendor contracts and related agreements.
- Support HLG development initiatives and other transactional matters.
- Provide collateral support to co-counsel leading litigation, arbitration, and claims.
- Assist with insurance coverage issues, document collection, case preparation, and matter tracking.
- Partner with the legal team on employment-related documentation, compliance questions, and process improvements.
- Identify and execute process and policy enhancements for scalable, efficient contracting, litigation tracking, and legal operations.
- Organize and maintain case materials using traditional and electronic document management systems.
- Assist the legal team with organizational, administrative, and project management matters.
- Provide legal advice on various HLG development initiatives.
- Attend industry conferences supporting firm marketing and growth.
- Meet a 1500 annual billable hour requirement.
Requirements
- JD degree required.
- Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; admission in New York, Texas, or California is a plus.
- Minimum of three years of transactional and/or litigation experience at a law firm.
- Experience with subpoenas, contract review, legal drafting, and matter management.
- Hospitality, real estate, employment, commercial litigation, insurance, vendor contracting, or multi-state regulatory experience is preferred.
- Excellent legal writing, analytical, and judgment skills.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Exceptional time management, organizational skills, attention to detail, and work ethic.
- Comfortable working in a high-pressure, high-volume environment with multiple assignments, concurrent deadlines, and shifting priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe, Westlaw and document management systems.
Skills
- Subpoenas
- Contract review
- Legal drafting
- Matter management
- Hospitality law
- Real estate law
- Employment law
- Commercial litigation
- Insurance law
- Vendor contracting
- Multi-state regulatory compliance
- Legal writing
- Analytical skills
- Judgment
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Time management
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Work ethic
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe
- Westlaw
- Document management systems
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full remote
Experience Level
- Mid to senior-level
- Minimum of three (3) years of law firm experience
Education Level
- JD degree
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive base salary and bonus opportunity
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO plan
- 401(k) program
- HSA and FSA options
- Career development opportunities within a growing hospitality-focused legal platform
About the Company
- Hospitality Law Group (HLG) is a full-service law firm specializing in the hospitality industry, partnering with Highgate Hotels.
- HLG serves top-tier real estate investment firms, hospitality management companies, and ownership partners in major U.S. gateway cities and abroad.
- Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with over $15 billion in assets under management and a global portfolio of more than 400 hotels.
- Highgate has a 30-year track record of innovation in the hospitality industry, providing expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle.
- Highgate develops a diverse portfolio of lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts.
- The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools to drive outperformance and maximize asset value.
- Highgate has an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide.
- Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands.