Real Estate Finance Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a Mid-Level Associate to join its Real Estate Finance Practice Area in New York, NY. The firm is renowned for providing comprehensive real estate services through a team of experienced professionals. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team on affordable housing and community development matters.

Duties

• Represent lending institutions in commercial real estate finance transactions.
• Advise clients on affordable and mixed-income housing transactions.
• Collaborate with legal and business teams to navigate housing policy.
• Engage in agency financing transactions involving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of commercial real estate finance experience in a sophisticated law firm setting.
• Experience with large firm commercial real estate matters.
• Strong interpersonal skills for client and team interactions.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• NY Bar admission required.

Education

• Strong academic record in law.

Certifications

• Admission to the New York Bar.

Skills

• Proficiency in handling complex real estate finance transactions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Strategic insight into housing policy and development.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with merit bonus opportunities.
• Billable hours credit for pro bono work.
• Hybrid remote work option for flexibility and work-life balance.

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.