Counsel - Transactional LIHTC/Affordable Housing Attorney

Dilectus Workforce Solutions; Buffalo (NY); Presencial; USD 185 000 - 240 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Dilectus Workforce Solutions seeks a senior transactional attorney in Buffalo with 7–10 years of LIHTC/affordable housing experience and current law-firm background. You will independently run LIHTC deals from structuring through closing and lead deal teams.

Strong drafting skills for LPAs, operating agreements, financing and development documents are essential. Expect to handle acquisitions, dispositions, JVs and multi-layered financing, with periodic NYC travel.

Qualificações

• 7–10 years of transactional practice focusing on LIHTC/affordable housing.
• Current/recent law-firm experience required; must independently run LIHTC deals from structuring through closing.
• Experience leading deal teams and supervising associates/paralegals.

Responsabilidades

• Draft and negotiate LPAs and operating agreements for LIHTC deals.
• Prepare and review financing, acquisition, and development documents.
• Manage end-to-end LIHTC transactions, including team supervision.

Conhecimentos

LIHTC/affordable housing deals

Managing deal teams

Independent deal execution

Negotiation

Formação académica

Juris Doctor (JD)

New York Bar admission

Ferramentas

Drafting LPAs

Financing documents drafting

Descrição da oferta de emprego

(BigLaw/Elite Boutique Preferred)

Experience: 7–10 years of transactional practice, including 4+ recent years focused on LIHTC/affordable housing transactions | Current/recent law-firm experience required | Must independently run LIHTC deals from structuring through closing | Experience leading deal teams and supervising associates/paralegals

Technical: Deep LIHTC, affordable-housing finance, tax-credit structuring, and multi-layered financing experience | Draft/negotiate LPAs, operating agreements, financing documents, acquisition/development documents | Acquisitions, dispositions, JVs, and development transactions | Deal sheet demonstrating end-to-end ownership

Credentials/Location: Juris Doctor (JD)| NY Bar or readily obtainable | Buffalo Monday–Thursday | Long-term commitment to Buffalo | Periodic NYC travel

Strong Preferences

Meaningful-size law firm or sophisticated LIHTC/affordable-housing boutique | Prior commercial real estate, tax, public finance, or M&A experience | Strong academics | Leadership/mentoring experience | Collaborative, high-energy personality

What We're Not Looking For

Exclusively in-house | Residential-only real estate | General CRE attorney with thin LIHTC exposure | Solo/small general practice without sophisticated tax-credit transactions | Multiple short tenures | NYC-only candidates unwilling to establish a genuine Buffalo presence

Firms: Nixon Peabody, Holland & Knight, Ballard Spahr, Kutak Rock, Dentons, Nelson Mullins, Frost Brown Todd, Ice Miller, Manatt, Cox Castle & Nicholson, Klein Hornig, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, Tiber Hudson, Kantor Taylor, Reno & Cavanaugh, Winthrop & Weinstine, Coats Rose, Stinson, Polsinelli, Husch Blackwell, Carlton Fields.

LIHTC / Affordable Housing Boutiques: Klein Hornig, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, Tiber Hudson, Kantor Taylor, Reno & Cavanaugh, Bocarsly Emden Cowan Esmail & Arndt, Coats Rose, Winthrop & Weinstine, Krooth & Altman, Gubb & Barshay, Goldfarb & Lipman, Eichner Norris & Neumann, Reno & Cavanaugh, Hawkins Delafield & Wood, Norris George & Ostrow, Chapman and Cutler.

Schools: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, Penn Carey, UVA, Berkeley, Michigan, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, Georgetown, UCLA, Vanderbilt, WashU, Texas, USC Gould, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Boston University, Boston College, Emory, George Washington, UNC, Wake Forest, Ohio State, Fordham, William & Mary, Washington & Lee, George Mason, Cardozo, St. John's, Brooklyn Law, Syracuse, University at Buffalo, Albany Law, Seton Hall, Rutgers, Temple, Villanova, UConn, Northeastern, American, Maryland Carey, Penn State Dickinson.

Salary

• $185K - $240K (OTE disclosed during interview)

Candidate Note: Candidates currently working at an AmLaw 200 firm or a sophisticated LIHTC/affordable housing boutique are strongly encouraged to apply. Ideal backgrounds include firms such as Nixon Peabody, Holland & Knight, Ballard Spahr, Kutak Rock, Dentons, Nelson Mullins, Frost Brown Todd, Ice Miller, as well as specialized boutiques such as Klein Hornig, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, Tiber Hudson, Kantor Taylor, Reno & Cavanaugh, Coats Rose, Winthrop & Weinstine, and similar firms with substantial LIHTC/affordable housing transactional practices.