Senior Affordable Housing Counsel / Partner

Build and Lead a Growing Practice with an Established Platform

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Salary: $250,000 - $300,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are a focused law firm advising businesses, property owners, investors, and other organizations on sophisticated real estate and development matters. Our attorneys handle a broad range of transactional, land use, regulatory, environmental, and litigation issues, allowing us to support clients throughout the life of a project. We work on matters involving acquisitions, financing, leasing, development approvals, business arrangements, risk management, and disputes. Our approach is practical, responsive, and grounded in understanding each client’s broader objectives. We value strong legal work, sound judgment, and the ability to provide clear guidance on complex matters.

Why join us?

We offer attorneys the opportunity to build meaningful experience across a wide range of sophisticated real estate matters. Our focused platform allows team members to develop a strong understanding of how transactions, regulatory issues, development concerns, and disputes intersect in practice. Attorneys have the chance to work closely with experienced colleagues, contribute directly to client matters, and strengthen both their technical skills and business judgment. We maintain a professional, team-oriented environment where thoughtful work and practical problem-solving are valued. For candidates interested in developing deeper experience within a respected real estate practice, we provide a strong platform for long-term growth and increasing responsibility.

Job Details

We are interested in an experienced attorney with an established affordable housing finance practice who is looking for an opportunity to expand that work within a broader commercial real estate platform.

This is best suited to a senior attorney who brings both substantive affordable housing experience and established client relationships. We are looking for someone capable of taking ownership of this area, attracting and maintaining work, and collaborating with complementary real estate and transactional attorneys. The successful candidate will have significant experience structuring and closing affordable housing transactions and the ability to advise clients across the financing, investment, development, and ownership components of these projects.

Responsibilities

Lead affordable and multifamily housing financing transactions
Advise developers, investors, lenders, owners, or other participants in affordable housing projects
Structure and negotiate complex financing arrangements
Handle transactions involving tax credits and other affordable housing financing mechanisms
Draft and negotiate financing, investment, and development documents
Coordinate transactions involving multiple public and private funding sources
Advise on entity and ownership structures related to affordable housing investments
Manage transactions from structuring and diligence through closing
Develop and maintain client relationships
Help establish and grow an affordable housing finance practice

Qualifications

Significant experience with affordable housing finance transactions
Strong understanding of affordable housing development and financing structures
Experience with Low-Income Housing Tax Credit transactions strongly preferred
Knowledge of tax-exempt bond financing, government-supported programs, or other affordable housing funding sources preferred
Established relationships within the affordable housing industry
Strong transactional drafting, negotiation, and deal-management skills
Ability to operate independently and take a leadership role in developing the practice

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
Active and in-good-standing bar admission in MA
Senior-level affordable housing finance experience
Demonstrated ability to originate and maintain client relationships
Portable book of business required
Ability to develop and grow a practice within a broader real estate platform
Strong client-management and business-development capabilities

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