Real Estate Associate
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Overview
Job Description
About the Opportunity
Our client is a fast-growing, highly specialized boutique law firm dedicated to advancing affordable housing and community development across the United States. Renowned for mastering complex tax credit and multi-layered financing structures, their tight-knit team empowers developers to execute transactions that create a tangible, lasting community impact.
Why You Should Join
- Immediate Deal Ownership: Step directly into managing sophisticated commercial real estate and affordable housing transactions from signing through closing.
- Direct Partner Mentorship: Work alongside elite industry leaders who offer hands-on guidance and structured weekly training sessions to fast-track your professional growth.
- Mission-Driven Impact: Combine high-level transactional law with work that expands affordable housing nationwide.
- Competitive Compensation & Balanced Culture: Enjoy top-tier compensation with a manageable billable target (1,750 standard minimum) and a hybrid work model.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage affordable housing transactions end-to-end, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and complex LIHTC/tax-exempt bond financing.
- Draft, edit, and negotiate primary transaction documents (purchase agreements, loan documents, JV agreements, and corporate structures).
- Lead deal execution, manage closing timelines, and coordinate seamlessly across multi-party funding environments.
Requirements
- Experience: 3–6 years of transactional commercial real estate law firm experience, with a heavy emphasis on affordable housing or LIHTC financing structures
- Education: JD from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
- Status: Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card holder).
- Work Style: Collaborative, high-energy, and thrives in a hands-on, hybrid team environment (in-office Mon–Thu, remote Fri).
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