Public Finance Attorney — Lead Counsel Path (Hybrid)

Orion Placement; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Orion Placement is seeking a senior transactional attorney to join a sophisticated public finance practice. You will manage complex bond, municipal, and project finance matters with meaningful ownership of transactions and a clear path to lead attorney.

Hybrid work across several markets including New York; candidates should have 5+ years in transactional law and 2+ years in public finance, with strong drafting, negotiation, and client-management skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of transactional attorney experience.
• 2+ years of direct public finance experience.
• Experience with municipal bonds, bond transactions, tax-exempt financing, or closely related public finance matters.
• Strong transactional drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Active bar admission in at least one U.S. state.
• Ability to manage sophisticated transactions with limited oversight.
• Strong client communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent issuers, underwriters, borrowers, financial institutions, municipalities, public agencies, and other clients in public finance transactions
• Serve as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriter's counsel, or other transaction counsel depending on the matter
• Draft and negotiate bond resolutions, indentures, loan agreements, offering documents, closing certificates, and related financing documents
• Manage transactions from initial structuring through documentation, diligence, and closing
• Advise clients on tax-exempt financing, securities law, municipal finance, and related transactional matters
• Handle multiple sophisticated transactions while working closely with clients, colleagues, and financing professionals
• Assume increasing client and matter responsibility with the opportunity to develop into a lead attorney within the practice

Skills

Transactional drafting

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Client communication

Project management

Job description

Orion Placement is seeking a senior transactional attorney to join a sophisticated public finance practice. You will manage complex bond, municipal, and project finance matters with meaningful ownership of transactions and a clear path to lead attorney.

Hybrid work across several markets including New York; candidates should have 5+ years in transactional law and 2+ years in public finance, with strong drafting, negotiation, and client-management skills.