Senior Counsel, Affordable Housing & LIHTC

Vantage Oleochemicals, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 315,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

health insurance coverage

retirement savings plan

paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

April Housing, a leading owner and operator of high-quality affordable housing in the United States, seeks a VP, Senior Counsel to join its legal team. You will be the subject matter expert in affordable housing, LIHTC, and preservation transactions, serving as one of the primary legal advisors on regulatory compliance, partnerships, and portfolio strategy.

This senior role supports Preservation, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Transactions, Compliance and leadership, structuring complex

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7 to 10 years of experience in affordable housing, real estate, partnership, tax, or related transactional practice.
• Significant experience with LIHTC transactions and affordable housing finance.
• Strong working knowledge of partnership structures, ownership transfers, regulatory agreements, and financing transactions.
• Experience negotiating and documenting complex real estate transactions.
• Ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal support for LIHTC resyndications, recapitalizations, preservation transactions, refinancings, and related affordable housing initiatives.
• Advise on transaction structuring, tax credit applications, bond-financed transactions, partnership formations, and related financing arrangements.
• Support acquisitions, dispositions, GP buyouts, LP interest transfers, workouts, and other complex real estate transactions.
• Review, draft, and negotiate purchase agreements, financing documents, partnership agreements, development agreements, regulatory documents, and related transaction materials.
• Coordinate with and manage outside counsel throughout transaction execution.

Education

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school

Active license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

Job description

April Housing, a leading owner and operator of high-quality affordable housing in the United States, seeks a VP, Senior Counsel to join its legal team. You will be the subject matter expert in affordable housing, LIHTC, and preservation transactions, serving as one of the primary legal advisors on regulatory compliance, partnerships, and portfolio strategy.

This senior role supports Preservation, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Transactions, Compliance and leadership, structuring complex