STAFF ATTORNEY

Century Housing; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Century Housing is seeking a Staff Attorney to join its legal department. This role entails providing comprehensive legal support to the Lending Division while collaborating closely with Lending and Finance teams. The position requires a Juris Doctor degree and a California law license, alongside relevant experience in real estate and secured lending. Potential career advancement opportunities exist as responsibilities grow.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in real estate, secured lending, or affordable housing law.
• Strong understanding of underwriting and documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to the Lending Division and participate in transaction deal team calls.
• Assist in drafting and executing loan documents.
• Serve as primary legal advisor for time-sensitive issues.

Skills

Real estate lending principles

Transaction management

Professional discretion

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA accredited law school

License to practice law in California

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Base pay range

$185,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

J OB D ESCRIPTION —S TAFF A TTORNEY

D EPARTMENT : L EGAL

R EPORTS T O : G ENERAL C OUNSEL

S ALARY R ANGE : $185,000-$200,000

E XPERIENCE L EVEL : A SSOCIATE (1-3 years post bar admission)

a Bout The p Osition

Century Housing seeks a staff attorney to join our legal department and provide comprehensive

legal support to our Lending Division. This role represents a strategic expansion of our in-house legal

capabilities. The staff counsel will work closely with Century’s Lending and Finance teams and will report

to the General Counsel. A growth path would exist via title improvements commensurate with experience

(i.e., Counsel, Senior Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, etc.) and additional growth in responsibilities as

collaboratively established with the employee (e.g., potential path to supervising other legal functions).

k Ey r Esponsibilities

• T RANSACTIONAL S UPPORT
• Actively participate as Century’s representative in transaction deal team calls.
• Assist in creation, drafting, review, and execution of loan documents in collaboration with legal
  
  

department and external representatives.

• Provide real-time legal support to loan officers and loan administration.
• O PERATIONAL S UPPORT
• Serve as primary “on-call” resource for legal advice to resolve time-sensitive issues with
  
  

Borrowers and other parties to lending transactions.

• Collaborate with loan officers to deliver premiere service to Borrowers and each stage of the
  
  

life cycle of a loan.

• With assistance of General Counsel, develop, implement, and manage affordability monitoring
  
  

and compliance protocols for loan portfolio.

• Assist in preparation for and execution of meetings of the loan committee and Board of
  
  

Directors.

• D OCUMENT AND P ROCESS M ANAGEMENT
• Assist in review and update to standard form documents.
• Contribute to process improvement development and implementation in collaboration with
  
  

Lending, Loan Administration, and Finance and Treasury Departments.

R EQUIRED Q UALIFICATIONS

• Juris doctor (JD) from an ABA accredited law school
• License to practice law in the State of California
• 1-3 years’ experience in real estate, secured lending, or affordable housing practice at AmLaw 100
  
  

or equivalent firm

• Passion for Century’s admission of financing and developing affordable housing.
• Strong understanding and experience of real estate lending principles and practices including
  
  

underwriting and documentation

• Capability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously
• Professional discretion and mindset

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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