Associate, Legal

Listing expiry: 20 October 2026

About the role

Role Overview

The role supports the Legal Department of American Campus Communities (ACC), a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, and is employed through Revantage India. Reporting to ACC’s Deputy General Counsel, the position covers commercial contracts, property operations, regulatory research, legal operations, and additional support for privacy, litigation, insurance, and corporate matters. The role involves working with US-based attorneys and business stakeholders, independently managing routine legal matters within established standards, and escalating complex or higher-risk issues when appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and revise vendor, service, consulting, confidentiality, access, and other routine commercial agreements using approved forms and legal guidance.
• Negotiate routine contractual terms within established playbooks, prepare redlines and comments, and escalate non-standard or higher-risk provisions.
• Prepare amendments, extensions, renewals, and other agreement modifications, supporting contract administration through approval, execution, and completion.
• Prepare document and contract abstracts identifying key business terms, obligations, deadlines, termination rights, deliverables, and other material provisions.
• Prepare resident releases, settlement agreements, notices, lease amendments, and other resident-facing documents using approved forms and templates.
• Research and monitor federal, state, and local laws and regulations affecting residential rental housing, student housing, and other business operations.
• Summarize relevant legal developments and support updates to agreements, forms, policies, and procedures in response to legal changes.
• Maintain standard residential lease forms, addenda, guaranty agreements, notices, and other legal documents in accordance with legal guidance.
• Maintain legal templates, form libraries, executed agreements, department records, and version control.
• Support legal matter management, contract and regulatory tracking, reporting, document organization, and other legal operations activities.
• Review and process outside law firm invoices and assist with billing, matter, and expense administration.
• Provide research, document preparation, and coordination support for privacy, litigation, insurance claims, and risk matters.
• Assist with corporate and entity matters, including organizational documents and required filings.
• Collaborate with property operations, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Risk, Information Security, and other internal teams to resolve legal matters.
• Maintain organised legal files, documentation, and audit trails while protecting confidential and privileged information.
• Manage assigned routine matters independently, identify deadlines and issues proactively, and escalate matters requiring additional judgment or legal review.
• Assist with maintaining and organising company policies, including compliance and privacy policies.
• Identify opportunities to improve legal workflows, standardise recurring work, strengthen matter tracking, and use templates, technology, AI, and other legal tools effectively.
• Work under the hybrid working model with hours that provide meaningful daily overlap with US business hours, including flexibility for time-sensitive matters and peak periods.
• Perform other assigned legal, regulatory, and operational projects and responsibilities.

Qualifications & Experience

• A JD, LL.B., or equivalent law degree is required; admission to practise law in the candidate’s home jurisdiction is preferred.
• Five or more years of relevant legal experience, including experience supporting US corporate, commercial, real estate, or operating-company matters.
• Strong commercial contract drafting and review skills, including experience with vendor, service, consulting, confidentiality, or similar agreements.
• Ability to negotiate routine commercial terms within established standards and identify matters requiring escalation or additional legal judgment.
• Experience conducting legal research and interpreting statutes, regulations, and legal requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong legal writing skills and the ability to prepare clear, concise, practical summaries, correspondence, agreements, and supporting documents.
• Ability to work with established forms, templates, playbooks, and procedures while exercising appropriate judgment regarding exceptions.
• Strong organisational and project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple matters, deadlines, and recurring workflows.
• High attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate legal records, document versions, matter trackers, and supporting files.
• Strong written and verbal business English and the ability to collaborate with attorneys, stakeholders, and external parties across time zones.
• Ability to work independently on routine matters while recognising issues that require escalation to senior attorneys.
• Experience with legal operations, matter management, contract management, or document management systems is preferred.
• Familiarity with legal research databases, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and technology-assisted legal tools is preferred.
• Experience supporting a US real estate company, property management company, corporate legal department, or law firm is preferred.
• Experience in commercial contracts, landlord-tenant matters, regulatory compliance, privacy, insurance claims, or risk management is advantageous.

Additional Details

• The role supports American Campus Communities, described in the source posting as a major owner, manager, and developer of student housing communities in the United States.
• The position works within established legal standards, templates, and escalation protocols, with routine matters handled independently and issues requiring further legal judgment escalated to US-based Legal leadership.
• The company states that it is an equal opportunity employer and that reasonable accommodations are available during the application process.