Municipal Housing Associate (Transactional)

Best Best & Krieger LLP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Best & Krieger LLP is seeking a Municipal Housing Associate (Transactional) to join our nationally recognized firm. The role requires 2–5 years of housing and real estate experience and admission to practice in California.

The associate will work on transactional housing matters from the local government and affiliated entity perspective, including affordable housing, ground leases, and joint ventures. The firm emphasizes client service, diversity, and professional development.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of housing and real estate experience in a transactional setting.
• Substantive exposure to housing tax credits, public housing redevelopment, HUD programs, and related real estate matters is highly desirable.
• Must be admitted to practice in California.

Responsibilities

• Handle transactional housing work from the local government and affiliated entity perspective.
• Draft, review, and negotiate ground leases, joint ventures, and purchase/sale agreements.
• Coordinate federal funding requirements, title policy review, and survey analysis in large scale real estate transactions.

Skills

Housing & Real Estate

Education

California Bar Admission

Job description

# Municipal Housing Associate (Transactional)## OverviewSalary Range$125,000.00 - $185,000.00 Salary/yearEducation LevelGraduate DegreeCategoryAttorney## DescriptionBest Best & Krieger LLP is a nationally recognized law firm focused on delivering effective and client-service oriented solutions to complex legal issues facing public agencies, businesses and individuals across the U.S. BBK is proud to trace the firm's success back to the groundwork of professionalism and community service laid by its founders 135 years ago. Today, with nearly 250 attorneys in offices throughout California and in Oregon and Washington, D.C., we efficiently and meaningfully assist our clients with complex, multi-disciplinary issues and provide creative solutions. At BBK, we place a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to culture, community and equal opportunity. We are proud of our workplace culture, where we respect and value our colleagues for their unique perspectives and experiences.## QualificationsOur busy and rapidly growing municipal housing practice is seeking an associate attorney with two to five years of housing and real estate experience. This individual will work on all aspects of transactional housing work from the local government and affiliated entity perspective, including affordable housing, ground leases, joint ventures, federally-funded loan documents, multi-family permanent supportive housing management agreements, construction contracts, purchase and sale agreements, federal funding requirements, entitlement, general real estate work involved in commercial lending, development, acquisitions, and dispositions of real property. Substantive legal experience in some or all of the following areas is highly desirable: housing tax credits, public housing redevelopment, HUD programs, real estate closing on large commercial transactions, title policy and survey review, and local government procurement requirements. Candidates may be based in any of our California offices, and must be admitted to practice in California.The reasonably expected pay scale for this position seeking an associate with 2 or more years of experience is $125,000 - $185,000. The actual salary within that range will depend on the selected candidate’s years of practice and experience. We encourage all interested candidates to apply. Read more about BBK's Work from Anywhere policy: https://bbklaw.com/working-at-bbk**Best Best & Krieger is an equal opportunity employer.**