Senior Counsel, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs

Since opening our first self-storage facility in 1972, Public Storage has grown to become the largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the world. With thousands of locations across the U.S. and Europe, and more than 170 million net rentable square feet of real estate, we're also one of the largest landlords.

We've been recognized as A Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute. And, our employees have also voted us as having Best Career Growth, ranked us in the Top 5% for Work Culture, and in the Top 10% for Diversity and Inclusion.

We're a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500. Our common and preferred stocks trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Public Storage is the nation’s leading self-storage provider, recognized for its iconic orange doors and commitment to delivering simple, reliable solutions to millions of customers across the country. We are expanding our creative team to enhance our consistent and engaging visual brand presence.

Public Storage is seeking a Senior Counsel / Counsel, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs to help lead the company’s response to an increasingly complex legislative and regulatory environment. This is a new, highly visible role supporting a national consumer-facing business at a time of significant growth, regulatory scrutiny, and operational complexity.

This individual will work closely with Legal, Operations, Compliance, Revenue Management, Marketing, Call Center, Insurance/Risk, and senior business leaders to monitor, interpret, and help shape legislative and regulatory developments affecting Public Storage and the self-storage industry.  You will engage in regulatory advocacy, state and federal rulemaking, legislative strategy, trade association work/engagement, and other government-facing matters. 

The ideal candidate will bring strong legal judgment and a working understanding of how legislative and regulatory processes affect business operations.

This role is well suited for someone who enjoys working across legal, business, and policy issues; can move comfortably between detail-oriented statutory analysis and executive-level guidance; and wants to help build a scalable legislative and regulatory affairs function for a national business. The role will support strategy in areas including consumer protection, pricing, advertising/marketing, operations, competition issues, and state self-storage laws.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, assess, and advise on federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory developments affecting Public Storage and the self-storage industry.
• Help develop and execute advocacy strategies on legislation, rulemaking, regulatory proposals, and other government-facing matters.
• Suggest alternative language, exceptions, and modifications to material legislation and coordinate with lobbyists, trade associations, outside counsel, consultants, and other external resources.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to evaluate operational impact and develop practical compliance strategies.
• Support company responses to proposed legislation, rulemaking activity, regulatory inquiries, and other government-facing matters.
• Work with trade associations, outside counsel, consultants, and government affairs to advance the company’s legislative and regulatory priorities.
• Translate complex legal and regulatory developments into clear, actionable guidance for business leaders.
• Support integration and compliance planning related to acquisitions, new jurisdictions, and business expansion.
• Advise on emerging issues involving consumer protection, pricing, marketing, operations, call center practices, lien laws, insurance/risk, and related regulatory matters.
• Help build scalable processes for tracking, escalating, and responding to legislative and regulatory developments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal, legislative, regulatory, government affairs, or public policy experience.
• Experience with, or willingness to develop familiarity with, campaign finance, lobbying, gift, ethics, and related political law requirements.
• Experience interpreting statutes, regulations, proposed legislation, administrative rules, and regulatory guidance.
• Experience working with or before legislatures, regulators, attorneys general, agencies, trade associations, or government affairs organizations.
• Strong judgment, executive presence, and ability to advise senior business leaders.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Practical, business-oriented approach to legal and regulatory risk.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to develop subject-matter expertise in new and evolving regulatory areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.

Workplace

• One of our values pillars is to work as One Team and we believe that there is no replacement for in-person collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month. 

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

**Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available for this posting.  Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without restrictions or requiring sponsorship now or in the future. We do not provide training plans or support for F-1 OPT, STEM OPT extensions, or future visa sponsorship.**