Lincoln Avenue Communities

Paralegal Manager

New York, New York, United States

Sponsorship not specified$145k-$155kDetected 2 days ago

Project ManagementBudgetingResearchCommunicationMentoringOrganizational Skills

About the role

Our legal team is looking to hire an experienced Paralegal Manager with transactional experience in commercial real estate.
This is a player-coach role: you will personally handle transaction tasks across all phases of the deal cycle while also leading, training, and mentoring a team of paralegals.
Your deal work includes projects financed with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC), tax-exempt bonds, HUD loans, and other state and local subsidies.

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of paralegals, providing day-to-day guidance, reviewing work product, establishing accountability, and supporting their professional growth.
Support how deals are assigned across the team, balancing workloads, deadlines, transaction complexity, and each paralegal's skills and capacity.
Design, manage, and continuously improve the team's workflows and processes so deals move efficiently through each phase.
Prepare and revise entity formation and governance documents, including operating agreements, limited partnership agreements, formation certificates, incumbency certificates, written consents, resolutions, amendments, and other corporate documents, based on transaction requirements and direction from leadership.
Perform due diligence, coordinate transactions, and work with the team to close affordable housing transactions.
As a vertically integrated developer, investor, and long-term operator, we deliver sustainable, high-quality homes to lower- and moderate-income individuals, seniors, and families across 33 states.

Must have commercial real estate experience as well as corporate etiquette.
Ability to work and operate independently with minimal supervision.
Minimum of 7 years of commercial real estate and/or corporate paralegal experience in a corporate environment.
Prior experience managing, supervising, training, or mentoring paralegals or other legal support staff is required, including responsibility for work allocation, training, mentoring, and reviewing work product.
Proven experience independently managing commercial real estate transactions is required.
Experience with affordable housing transactions, particularly Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) deals.

Strongly preferred: Experience with affordable housing transactions, particularly Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) deals.

LAC is proud to be recognized as an industry leader, recently ranked No.
Our approach combines strategic investment, thoughtful design, and community partnerships to deliver housing solutions that foster stability, opportunity, and resilience.

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