Associate Counsel I - Legal Leasing

About the Company

At Tanger, our mission is to create shopping destinations that entertain, inspire, and bring our communities together. Guided by our vision to lead the evolution of shopping, we’ve spent over four decades innovating the retail experience as a premier owner and operator of outlet and open-air centers.

We live our values every day: we lead with integrity, foster inclusion, and embrace innovation to drive meaningful change. These principles come to life through our actions—we build trust, challenge the status quo, win together, and continuously push boundaries to deliver exceptional value and experiences to make it happen.

Tanger team members are our most important asset, and we’re proud to offer an environment where everyone is welcomed, respected, heard, supported, and able to thrive. Our emphasis on relationships, employee growth, and exciting career opportunities sets us apart. And our spirit of innovation, expertise, and relentless pursuit of excellence brings us together.

About the Role

In our continued mission to create shopping destinations that entertain, inspire, and bring communities together, Tanger is seeking a

Associate Counsel I - Legal Leasing

This role offers the opportunity to work both independently and collaboratively,

supported by a flexible, Teams-driven workplace designed to empower connection, innovation, and impact across geographies.

About the Tanger Perks:

• Competitive salary

• Generous Suite of Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

• 401(k) match

• Paid PTO and Holidays

• Paid Volunteer Hours

• Team Member Paid Leave Programs

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Wellness Incentives

• Group Life and Disability Insurance

• Voluntary Benefits

• Team Member Discounts

• And more…

How can you contribute to what we do?

The Associate Counsel I - Leasing will draft, review and negotiate leases and other legal documents for every department of the Company, perform legal research and interpret existing legal documents to determine the legal rights and obligations of the Company.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Draft and Negotiate Lease Related Documents

Work with senior level counsel and other senior members of Legal department to:

• Review document request received from leasing department, verify inconsistencies on lease request with leasing representative and/or legal management and obtain all required approvals.

• Prepare document based on the document request, gather information needed, research and incorporate prior negotiated language (confirm any nonconforming language with leasing representative and legal management) and include all necessary language to address all issues.

• Review tenant comments/requests.

• Discuss business points with leasing representative and offer suggestions to address both tenant’s concerns and the Company’s interests.

• Negotiate the open business and legal points with tenant’s legal contact and obtain internal approvals of negotiated solutions with leasing representative and legal management, as necessary.

• Revise document based on negotiations and direction from leasing representative and legal management, as necessary.

• Review tenant executed document to ensure the form and content reflect negotiations and approvals and commence document execution process. If through this review and execution process language or exhibits need to be changed, obtain necessary approvals prior to execution by the Company.

Draft and Negotiate Non-Lease Related and Lease Management Documents

Work with senior level counsel and other senior members of Legal department to:

• Review requests for legal documents from various departments or provided forms and follow up with department representative to clarify scope of projects.

• Prepare or revise documents to address all legal and business concerns important to the department representative and the Company.

• Negotiate the open business and legal points with the other party’s legal contact and obtain appropriate internal approvals of negotiated solutions with department representative and legal management.

• Revised document based on negotiations and direction from department representative and legal management, as necessary.

• Review executed document to ensure the form and content reflects negotiations and approvals and commence document execution process. If through this review and execution process language or exhibits need to be changed, obtain necessary approvals prior to execution by the Company.

COMPETENCIES:

• Relationship Building - Builds relationships to increase performance, team cohesion and engagement.

• Problem Solving & Decision Making - Translates the mission, vision and strategy into projects and initiatives with milestones and delivery schedules. Identify, interpret and apply results of research.

• Project Management - Detail oriented, experience handling multiple projects, prioritizing workflow, and ability to meet deadlines, problem solve and work independently as well as in a team.

• Team and Collaboration - Fosters team collaboration and cohesion. Helps the team accomplish goals and objectives by breaking down shared goals into smaller tasks. Supports implementation of team decisions.

• Confidentiality & Ethics - Keeps all privileged information confidential except when required by law.

• Substantive Knowledge - Competent to make sound decisions on various substantive areas of contract and lease principles and law without significant managerial oversight.

• Adhere to Tanger’s Values: Integrity, Inclusion and Innovation

EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS USED:

• Ability to demonstrate sufficient computer skills that allow employee to use, in a proficient manner, all company issued software programs (Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Office 365, Internet browser programs, Workday)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Majority of work occurs in an office or home environment

TRAVEL: This position requires up to 5% travel. Must be able to travel via commercial airlines. Must maintain a valid driver’s license and can operate own vehicle or rental car in a safe manner.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• J.D. from accredited law school

• Licensed to practice law in one state

• 0-4 years of drafting and negotiating retail space leases

HIRING RANGE DISCLAIMER:

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Tanger's total compensation package for employees. 

Hiring Range: $109,000 - $166,000 per year 

Experience the difference and be a part of our extraordinary team! 

EEO and E-verify

Tanger values diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and unique contributions and is committed to fostering an environment where everyone is valued and respected. Our talent management approach, which includes policy development, training, goals, and targets, is aimed at fostering a fair, inclusive, collaborative, and innovative culture.

Tanger is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need. 

Accessibility Note: If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, or if you are unable to use the online application, please request accommodation or ask for an alternative method of applying by emailing:

[email protected].

All recruitment is managed internally; unsolicited agency submissions from recruiters or staffing agencies will not be considered.

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