Public Finance Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a mid-level associate to join its Public Finance Practice Group in New York. The role involves guiding clients through various tax-exempt and taxable financings across sectors such as non-profit, higher education, and healthcare.

Duties

• Review, draft, and analyze credit support, tax, construction, and management agreements.
• Draft and negotiate financing and offering documents, certificates, and opinions.
• Review and analyze complex federal tax issues.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in debt finance, public finance, or project finance at a top 100 law firm.
• Experience with real estate, secured lending, and tax-exempt finance transactions.
• Strong interpersonal skills for client and team interactions.
• Strong academic record with excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• New York Bar admission required.

Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Certifications

• Admission to the New York Bar.

Skills

• Strong analytical and drafting skills.
• Ability to manage complex transactions.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment.

This small New York office has international offices in Europe, Russia, and beyond. Attorneys work in a small firm atmosphere and are rewarded with extremely competitive salaries and hefty bonuses. Specific areas of law practiced in the New York office include mergers and acquisitions, and finance and joint ventures. They have a dynamic client roster ranging from mainstream corporate to the entertainment field. They serve public, private, government and nonprofit clients from such industries as automotive, banking and financial services, chemicals, energy resources, food processing, general manufacturing, government, health care, insurance, real estate, retailing, sports and entertainment, technology and telecom, and transportation.