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About the Role
The Attorney / Assistant Counsel will assist on multi-family housing bond issuances, subsidy loan programs, participating loan programs, and related real estate mortgage financing matters. This role involves reviewing legislation, preparing materials for agency members/directors, handling administrative matters, and supervising legal support staff.
Responsibilities
- Assisting on multi-family housing bond issuances, subsidy loan programs and participating loan programs, together with related real estate mortgage financing matters
- Reviewing legislation, preparation of materials for consideration by the Agencies’ Members/Directors
- Agencies’ administrative matters and other legal areas as required
- Supervision of legal support staff engaged in similar duties
- Perform legal services related to the Agencies’ loan management, mortgage enforcement efforts, and architect and construction contracts
Requirements
- Must be admitted to the practice of law in New York State
- Should have two years of experience including experience in corporate, real estate, and/or financing transactions
- Experience and/or familiarity with real estate lending, secured transactions, construction lending and mortgage loan portfolio management is helpful
- Litigation experience may also be useful
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with staff and outside attorneys and consultants
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
Skills
- Corporate transactions
- Real estate transactions
- Financing transactions
- Real estate lending
- Secured transactions
- Construction lending
- Mortgage loan portfolio management
- Litigation
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Analytical skills
- Organizational skills
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Two years of experience
Education Level
- Admitted to the practice of law in New York State
Benefits
- Extensive benefits package including paid leave
- Excellent health, dental, vision and retirement benefits
- Promotional opportunity for dedicated professionals
- Work life balance benefits include a 37.5-hour work week
- Paid time off benefits including vacation, sick, personal days, and Federal Holidays
- Opportunity for compressed scheduling
- 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Family Leave
- Opportunity for compressed/flextime scheduling
- Eligibility for Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
- Cash in for Wellness program
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Vacation Leave Buy-Back program
- Access to Plum Benefits
- Optical reimbursement program
- Hearing aid reimbursement program
- Podiatric expenses reimbursement program
About the Company
- New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State.
- HCR is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
- HCR is committed to developing a workforce that represents the diverse population of New York State.
- Under the leadership of Governor Kathy Hochul and Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas, HCR is a vibrant, innovative agency that integrates and leverages New York State’s housing resources.
- We have offices in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, and Syracuse, and employ a diverse workforce of professionals who are hard-working and committed to serving low- and moderate-income families.
- Our mission is far reaching, encompassing single and multifamily housing finance, home improvement, rent regulation, housing subsidies, and community development.
- We partner regularly with a variety of public and private stakeholders.
- Achieving this mission requires a wide range of skills and backgrounds in public policy, administration, real estate, construction, finance, law, and many other areas of expertise.
- We seek to provide a workplace environment that is productive, flexible, accountable, ethical, and caring.
- Our employees are empowered to make a difference where they live and work.
- We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid leave, health, dental, vision, retirement, and family-friendly policies.
Equal Opportunity
- New York State is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)