Mid-level / Senior Transactional Attorney NMTC Focus

Profile

The attorney will join our practice providing counsel on a full range of affordable housing, multi-family housing, and community development projects, with a primary focus on community development projects other than housing (and most often financed utilizing New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC)). This position requires 3-8 years of practicing transactional experience, ideally in a law-firm setting, and familiarity working on complex finance projects, ideally utilizing NMTC. Qualified candidates will have significant experience with the following:

Drafting and negotiating a wide range of agreements

Due diligence, and title & survey review

Managing real estate components for debt and equity project financing transactions, including resolution of complex real estate issues for deal closings

Advising on a broad range of real estate matters

Mentoring, training, and managing junior real estate attorneys and paralegals

Managing multiple large, complex transactions

Candidates must also:

Share our mission-driven purpose

Be members in good standing with the state bar where you reside

Have the ability and desire to work independently and with little oversight

Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational and planning skills, with the capacity to simultaneously handle a variety of complex matters under strict deadlines and pressure

Real estate or lending transactional experience involving NMTC is strongly preferred, but not required.

Qualified senior transactional candidates can work in our Chicago office or remotely if they reside outside of the Chicago area.

Applegate is committed to equal employment opportunity without consideration of race, color, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, political activity or affiliation, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex or gender, or any other basis protected by law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Company info

Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, PC
Phone : 312.491.4400
Fax : 312.491.4411
Website : http://www.att-law.com