In - House Legal Counsel

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This range is provided by Plymouth Housing. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$209,061.00 / yr - $235,000.00 / yr

In-House Counsel-Landlord Tenant and Risk Management

About This Role

The In-House Counsel, Contracts & Risk serves as Plymouth Housing’s primary legal advisor for contract management, enterprise risk, and landlord-tenant / housing matters. The role partners across departments to negotiate, draft, and standardize agreements with vendors and partners, ensuring terms are clear, enforceable, and compliant with regulatory and policy requirements.

Beyond contracts, this counsel leads Plymouth’s risk and safety posture. They review incidents and claims, coordinate with HR and operations on corrective actions, and manage organizational strategies to mitigate property and liability risk.

On landlord-tenant and housing law, the counsel advises on leasing and compliance, fair housing, rent collection and tenant disputes, and—when warranted—represents the agency in eviction proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Contract Management : Work closely with internal teams to negotiate contractual arrangements with established and / or potential vendors, with approved contract guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Contract Management : Develop contract documentation, clearly specifying terms, including legal regulatory, policy, financial and others thus allowing for implementation of the contract and minimizing / preventing internal / external misunderstandings of contract intent.
• Contract Management : Work closely with other departments to ensure contract provisions are consistent across providers and ensure applicable legal and regulatory terms are included in the signed contract.
• Risk Management : Manage security and security strategies for the organization.
• Risk Management : Review and analyze incidents, accidents, and claims to identify trends and opportunities for training and / or process improvements to reduce risk.
• Landlord-Tenant and Housing law : Provide guidance on landlord-tenant matters, including lease agreements and compliance, rent collection issues, tenant disputes, eviction process, and Fair housing compliance.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND / OR LICENSING

WORKING CONDITIONS

Plymouth Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, train and promote employees based on merit and business needs, and without regard for race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, weight, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, military status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law.

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