Overview
A law firm specializing in commercial and multifamily real estate finance is seeking an Associate Attorney to join their team. The firm represents institutional lenders, loan servicers, and borrowers nationwide, focusing on complex commercial real estate loan transactions including balance sheet and securitized lending, CMBS, and agency origination and servicing.
Responsibilities
- Represent lenders in multifamily loan originations, including conventional, affordable housing, manufactured housing, seniors housing, and student housing transactions.
- Conduct securitization due diligence and prepare exceptions to representations and warranties for securitized loan pools.
- Handle structured finance transactions such as lines of credit, long-term financing facilities, participation interests, and PC swap transactions.
- Manage multiple commercial real estate finance transactions simultaneously, ensuring deadlines and client expectations are met.
- Draft, review, and negotiate loan documents, transaction agreements, legal opinions, and related financing documentation.
- Communicate regularly with clients, opposing counsel, lenders, title companies, servicers, and other transaction participants.
- Analyze legal issues affecting commercial real estate finance transactions and provide practical legal advice.
- Participate in ongoing training, mentorship, and shadowing opportunities to deepen expertise.
- Stay current on developments in commercial real estate finance, agency lending requirements, and relevant laws and regulations.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years transactional experience in commercial real estate finance.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
- Active license to practice law in good standing.
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial loan documents and managing financing transactions from inception through closing.
- Experience conducting legal due diligence related to commercial real estate financing and securitization transactions.
- Strong preference for experience with Freddie Mac and/or Fannie Mae multifamily financing transactions.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $160,000 - $205,000, dependent on qualifications and experience.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of premiums paid.
- Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and AD&D insurance coverage.
- 401(k) and Cash Balance (pension) plans.
- Paid parental leave.
- Performance-based bonuses.
Location
- This is a remote position.
- Requires an initial three-week, in-person training period at the firm's office in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.