Public Finance Counsel - Location Flexible

Permanent Placements LLC; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Am Law Firm seeks a Public Finance Counsel with 8+ years of experience, specializing in tax-exempt and taxable financings across healthcare, higher education, energy, and infrastructure. You will lead complex transactions from structuring to closing, supervise junior lawyers, and drive client relationships while leveraging AI and legal tech to enhance research and drafting.

This role is open to multiple markets including Baltimore, Charlotte, Richmond, Tysons and D.C., offering significant

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• 8+ years of public finance experience, including substantial tax-exempt bond experience.
• Strong academic credentials and client-management skills.
• Willingness to leverage AI and legal technology for research, drafting, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead tax-exempt and taxable financing transactions from structuring through closing, including bond counsel and related roles.
• Draft and negotiate financing and offering documents, including official statements and loan agreements.
• Analyze federal tax, securities, credit support, and management agreement issues affecting transactions.
• Serve as the primary contact for clients and manage working groups.
• Supervise and mentor associates and paralegals and support client development initiatives.

Skills

Public finance

Tax-exempt bonds

Client management

Mentoring

Drafting & negotiation

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Tools

AI & Legal Technology

Job description

Our client, a leading Am Law firm, is seeking an experienced Public Finance Counsel with at least 8 years of experience, including substantial tax-exempt bond experience. This senior-level position will lead sophisticated tax-exempt and taxable financings across sectors including healthcare, higher education, energy and infrastructure, waste-to-energy, recycling, governmental, nonprofit, and industrial projects. This search is open to several markets, including Baltimore, Charlotte, Richmond, Tysons and D.C.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead tax-exempt and taxable financing transactions from structuring through closing, including matters as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, lender's counsel, and borrower's counsel.
• Draft and negotiate financing and offering documents, including official statements, trust indentures, loan agreements, continuing disclosure agreements, certificates, and legal opinions.
• Analyze federal tax, securities, credit support, construction, and management agreement issues affecting transactions.
• Serve as the primary contact for clients and transaction participants while managing working groups.
• Supervise and mentor associates and paralegals and support client development initiatives.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• 8+ years of public finance experience, including substantial tax-exempt bond experience, at a top law firm or comparable setting.
• Deep knowledge of federal tax requirements for tax-exempt obligations and federal securities law disclosure requirements.
• Strong academic credentials and excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, and client-management skills.
• Admission or eligibility for admission in the jurisdiction of practice.
• Willingness to leverage AI and legal technology for research, drafting, and analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with real estate, secured lending, and/or project finance, particularly representing lenders and underwriters.
• Established client relationships or demonstrated interest in business development.