Hybrid General Counsel: Affordable Housing & Real Estate

NYC Housing Partnership; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Housing Partnership Development Corporation (HPDC) seeks an experienced General Counsel to serve as the in-house attorney and provide comprehensive legal counsel across affordable housing development, corporate governance, litigation, asset management, and operations.

The General Counsel will advise the CEO, Board, and affiliated entities, lead a small legal team, manage complex transactions from formation to closing, and help shape strategic programs.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and NY Bar admission.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience in affordable housing, real estate development, real estate finance, corporate law, and/or litigation.
• Experience representing affordable housing developers, HDFCs, nonprofits, or other real estate entities strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience handling real estate transactions and facilitating closings.
• Experience managing litigation matters and outside litigation counsel, including experience overseeing depositions and discovery.

Responsibilities

• Lead counsel on affordable housing development transactions from structuring through closing.
• Form and maintain housing development fund companies (HDFCs) and other project-specific entities.
• Draft and review organizational and authorization documents, including certificates of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreements, partnership agreements, related entity documents, corporate and project-level resolutions, certificates, and consents.
• Draft and deliver legal opinion letters in connection with affordable housing transactions and financings.
• Review and negotiate loan documents, including construction and permanent loan documents, security instruments, regulatory agreements, and related financing documents.
• Review title commitments, title policies, surveys, zoning materials, and other due diligence materials and resolve issues as necessary.
• Coordinate with lenders, investors, developers, outside counsel, title companies, governmental agencies, and other transaction participants.
• Manage and facilitate affordable housing project closings, including coordinating legal closing requirements and ensuring all organizational and transactional documents are properly executed and delivered.
• Manage HPDC’s litigation and dispute-resolution matters as the organization’s primary legal point of contact, including overseeing outside litigation counsel’s work.
• Provide strategic advice to management regarding litigation risk, settlement considerations, and dispute resolution.
• Maintain oversight of all pending and potential litigation and ensure that appropriate reporting and internal documentation are maintained.
• Coordinate with insurance carriers and claims representatives, as appropriate, in connection with litigation and other claims.

Skills

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Education

J.D. from accredited law school

New York State Bar admission

Job description

Housing Partnership Development Corporation (HPDC) seeks an experienced General Counsel to serve as the in-house attorney and provide comprehensive legal counsel across affordable housing development, corporate governance, litigation, asset management, and operations.

The General Counsel will advise the CEO, Board, and affiliated entities, lead a small legal team, manage complex transactions from formation to closing, and help shape strategic programs.