United States
Marriott International, Inc. is a global leading travel company based in Bethesda, Md., USA, with more than 6,000 properties in over 122 countries.
Industry : Hotels & Resorts
Department : General Management
Location : Bethesda, United States
Level : Management
Posted : 06 Jul 2024
Job Role : Other Role
Recruiter : Marriott International
Job Ref : HOZ59457
Employment Type: Permanent
Job Type :
Validate Through : 2024-08-04
Salary Description: Competetive Salary Offered
Job Number 24101300
Job Category Legal
Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States VIEW ON MAP
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
Marriott International, Inc., based in Bethesda, Maryland, operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts and branded residential properties globally. Marriott's Law Department services the Company's lodging and hospitality business and provides legal advice and counsel to Marriott's internal clients.
The Franchise Transactions team is responsible for representing Marriott in meeting its growth objectives and is also responsible for providing owner relations and day-to-day operations legal support for the 5,000+ open Marriott franchised hotels in the United States and Canada. The team works with various Marriott corporate departments and disciplines, and helps Marriott achieve its business objectives by negotiating and drafting contracts with owners, operators, and lenders for each franchised hotel in the United States and Canada. The Franchise Transactions team is also responsible for leading the preparation and filing of the annual franchise disclosure documents for each of Marriott's franchised brands, which are required for the offering of franchises for sale in the United States and Canada.
The work of the attorneys on the team principally takes the form of providing commercial transactional support (such as negotiating, drafting, and interpreting franchise agreements, comfort letters, terminations, renewals, relicensings, and assignments) and providing legal guidance on a variety of matters.
The VP & Corporate Counsel attorney will report to the Vice President & Senior Counsel - Team Leader leading the East Region for the Franchise Transactions legal team. This team is part of the larger Corporate Transactions and North American Hotel Development practice group of the Law Department.
Expected Contributions
The VP & Corporate Counsel attorney in this position will focus primarily on representing Marriott with respect to its franchised hotel portfolio in the United States by providing franchise transactional legal assistance, including:
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