Assistant Counsel

New York State Housing Finance Agency; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 122 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, dental, vision

Retirement benefits

37.5h week

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Family Leave

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation Leave Buy-Back

Plum Benefits

Optical reimbursement

Résumé du poste

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is seeking an Assistant Counsel in the Office of Legal Affairs to support multi-family housing financings and related legal matters in New York City. You will assist with bond issuances, subsidy lending, and loan programs, while handling transactional work and supervising junior staff.

The role requires NYS Bar admission, experience in corporate/real estate financing, and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Must be admitted to the practice of law in New York State.
• Two years of experience in corporate, real estate, and/or financing transactions.
• Experience with real estate lending, secured transactions, construction lending, or mortgage portfolios is helpful; litigation experience may be useful.

Responsabilités

• Assist on multi-family housing bond issuances and subsidy loan programs.
• Review legislation and prepare materials for Agency Members/Directors.
• Provide legal services related to loan management, mortgage enforcement, and construction contracts.

Connaissances

Two years experience in corporate/real

Real estate financing transactions

Mortgage loan portfolio management

Litigation experience helpful

Formation

Admitted to NY State Bar

Description du poste

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Assistant Counsel

Office of Legal Affairs Full Time New York, NY, US

Salary Range: $136,083.00 To $136,083.00 Annually

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.

A Civil Service exam is not required for this position. Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications outlined below to be considered.

NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Our work would not be possible without the diverse backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and abilities of our employees. HCR is committed to developing a workforce which represents the diverse population of New York State. HCR embraces a diverse and inclusive work environment by encouraging all individuals, including those with disabilities, to apply to open positions at the agency.

The Office of Legal Affairs provides legal advice, counsel and representation to all the Agencies’ offices and program areas and ensures that all matters comply with federal and state legal mandates. The primary functions are organized within four major subject matter areas or units, General Law, Litigation, Hearings, and Transactions.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Attorney / Assistant Counsel will be responsible for 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 Agency’s Members/Directors, Agency administrative matters and other legal areas as required, as well as supervision of legal support staff engaged in similar duties. The Attorney / Assistant Counsel will also perform legal services related to the Agency’s loan management, mortgage enforcement efforts, and architect and construction contracts. This position is based in the New York City office, and will report to the HCR/HFA Deputy Counsel who supervises transactional lawyers in our New York City office.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and employee will be expected to perform other reasonably related duties as assigned.

What we offer at NYSHCR:

• Extensive benefits package including paid leave, including excellent health, dental, vision and retirement benefits with the New York State & Local Employees’ Retirement System.
• Promotional opportunity for dedicated professionals
• Work life balance benefits including a 37.5 hour work week and 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
• Cash in for Wellness! This program provides you with the option of buying or renewing a health club membership of your choice or enrolling in a weight loss and or smoking cessation program, using your sick leave accruals.
• Tuition reimbursement program – for job related and non-job related courses
• Vacation Leave Buy-Back program – Subject to approval, every year eligible employees may exchange previously earned and accrued vacation time in return for cash compensation (at employee’s daily rate of pay at time of exchange)
• Access to Plum Benefits – savings on movie tickets, theme parks, hotels, tours, Broadway shows and more!
• Optical reimbursement program – Employees are eligible for optical, hearing aid, and podiatric expenses not otherwise covered by insurance, with a maximum aggregate amount of $650 per year, per family. Unused yearly balances may be carried over to the next year for a maximum of $1300

About New York State Homes and Community Renewal:

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.