Sr. Attorney - Commercial Mortgage Lending

The next part of your journey is right around the corner — with The Standard.

A genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others is the foundation for everything we do. With a customer-first mindset and an intentional focus on building strong teams, we’ve been able to uphold our legacy of financial stability while investing in new, innovative technologies that support the needs of our customers. Our high-performance culture focused on operational excellence thrives thanks to remarkable people united by compassion and a customer-first commitment. Are you ready to make a difference?

Job Summary:
As a Senior Attorney supporting StanCorp Mortgage Investors (SMI), StanCorp Real Estate (SRE), and Standard Insurance Company (SIC), you’ll provide strategic legal guidance across commercial mortgage loan administration, servicing, operations, and real estate investment. You’ll collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to ensure legal compliance and support business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise loan officers, asset managers, and analysts on commercial real estate loan matters, including originations, servicing, and workouts.
• Manage engagement and oversight of outside counsel, ensuring timely and effective legal support.
• Draft and negotiate loan documents, modifications, and investor agreements.
• Analyze legal issues and provide practical, risk-based guidance with limited supervision.
• Review legal documents for accuracy, compliance, and enforceability.
• Support litigation and regulatory matters, including foreclosures and discovery responses.
• Deliver training and legal resources to business partners and managers.
• Partner with internal teams to address legal issues and develop strategic solutions.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and communicate relevant updates.
• Coordinate with SMI management and external counsel in the resolution of the company in legal proceedings

Skills and Background You’ll Need:

Education: Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership required.

Experience:

• 5+ years of legal experience in commercial real estate lending or related practice areas.
• Strong background in contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
• Title review and resolution of complex borrower structures. (preferred)
• Litigation management and dispute resolution. (preferred)
• Corporate governance and due diligence. (preferred)
• Available to work PST hours as needed.

Key Behaviors of a Successful Candidate

• Winning together: Strong communication & collaboration skills, including ability to effectively work as a member of a larger team of attorneys and legal professionals to serve internal business partners. Builds strong relationships within the legal team and with stakeholders across the organization.
• Customer Focus: Demonstrated history of working closely with internal business partners as a strategic partner to identify and prioritize business needs and assess and communicate risk.
• Driving Success: Consistently demonstrate an understanding of, and motivation to, achieve business goals in a legally defensible manner.
• Adaptability: Thrives in a fast-paced environment and adapts quickly to changing priorities. Utilizes creative problem-solving techniques to address new circumstances and presents solutions.
• Improvement Mindset: Thinks innovatively, brings ideas to life, and seeks continuous improvement.  Approaches business challenges from a broad corporate perspective. Anticipates and removes barriers to accomplish business objectives.  Constantly pursues exceptional results that take us “next level.”

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We have built an enduring legacy of stability, financial strength and exceptional customer service through the contributions of the service-oriented people who choose to work at The Standard. To ensure we can attract and retain the best talent, when you join The Standard you can expect:

• A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• An annual incentive bonus plan

• Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure

• A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement 

• Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance

• An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

In addition to the competitive salary range below, our employee-focused benefits support work-life balance. Learn more about working at The Standard.

• Eligibility to participate in an incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program and plan. Any award depends on a variety of factors including individual and organizational performance.

The actual compensation for this role will be based on a combination of education and experience, knowledge and skills, position budget, internal equity, and market data.

Salary Range:

Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., and American Heritage Life Insurance Company and American Heritage Service Company, marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. Except where precluded by state or federal law, The Standard will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. The Standard offers a drug- and alcohol-free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on The Standard's property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation and employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.