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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.