Description

As Associate Counsel with the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® you will use your varied legal, regulatory and public policy expertise as part of a four-attorney in-house legal team that supports the Association and PAR’s 38,000 members across the state…all with competitive benefits, a flexible hybrid work schedule (3 days in-office; 2 optional from home) and the work/life balance that comes from not having billable hours. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

All PAR legal team members participate in some combination of the following, based on experience, talents and programming needs: 

• Responding to member questions about real estate transactions, real estate license law and regulatory compliance as part of our Legal Hotline. (all attorneys)
• Collaborating with members to draft and update PAR's comprehensive library of standard real estate forms.
• Administering a statewide Professional Standards program, including ethics, arbitration, mediation and ombudsman processes.
• Writing and maintaining a library of member-focused legal resources, including compliance guidelines, policies and frequently asked questions distributed through several channels.
• Developing and delivering educational programming on diverse legal and risk reduction topics, delivered in various formats including in-person presentations, pre-recorded videos and remote livestreams.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts involving PAR and its affiliated entities, and monitoring contract compliance.
• Analyzing, and sometimes drafting, legislative and regulatory proposals in conjunction with our Advocacy department.
• Serving as staff liaison and/or legal support for committees, task forces or other governance entities as required.
• Drafting and maintaining association bylaws and policies.
• Researching evolving legal and risk reduction issues, and tracking relevant litigation for industry impact.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off (PTO) plus scheduled holidays
• Hybrid office schedule - 3 days in-office, 2 days remote

Requirements

• Current PA attorney license with at least 3-5 years of practice.
• Experience with real estate transactions and/or license law is strongly preferred.  
• State and/or municipal government experience is a plus.
• Association/non-profit experience is helpful but not required.  
• Creative and flexible problem solver with a proactive and self-motivated personality and careful attention to detail.
• Service-oriented and team-focused; comfortable interacting with a wide variety of legal and non-legal constituencies.
• Solid public speaking and writing skills; able to express complicated legal topics to a non-legal audience.
• Willingness and ability to travel statewide and regionally up to 10-15 days/year, with some overnight trips.
• A sense of humor is always good too.