Freddie Mac · 2 days ago
Associate General Counsel- Multifamily Real Estate
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$224K/yr - $336K/yr
10+ years expFreddie Mac is committed to making home possible for families across the country. They are seeking an Associate General Counsel to provide legal advice on transactions related to the Multifamily Division’s business, focusing on commercial real estate finance and supporting the mission of providing liquidity and stability to the rental housing market.
FinanceFinancial ServicesRisk Management
Responsibilities
Serve as legal counsel, independently and/or assisting or collaborating with other attorneys, for Freddie Mac’s purchase and/or servicing of multifamily loans
Negotiating contracts/commitments, loan documents, and other transaction documents
Reviewing and analyzing legal issues in connection with loan purchases, servicing transactions and other multifamily asset management and operational matters
Due diligence of real estate matters in connection with structured transactions or securitization
Coordination and management of outside counsel
Support multifamily client on coordination with regulatory and governmental affairs, including interaction with FHFA and congressional inquiries
Collaboration with peers across the legal division
Initiatives and product improvements and development
Loan documents and forms, Guide updates and credit policy
Costing and pricing matters
Lender approvals and other counterparty matters
Multifamily research, marketing, and communications
Risk management strategies for all aspects of the multifamily business
Improvements to both legal and non-legal processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs across the multifamily business
Training multifamily client and peers on matters relating to multifamily loans and securities
Collaborating with peers to ensure consistency of legal advice and negotiating positions
Creating and maintaining effective relationships with business clients, with lenders from whom Freddie Mac buys multifamily mortgages and who service those mortgages, and with lawyers for those lenders
Drafting well-structured, complete and concise correspondence, legal analyses and documents for internal and external purposes
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor (JD) degree
Membership in good standing in a state Bar
Minimum 10 years of legal experience in commercial and/or multifamily real estate finance transactions with a law firm or corporate law department, including responsibility for negotiating and closing real estate finance transactions
Strong legal analytical and writing skills
Knowledge of the customary legal relationships, legal issues, and closing practices required for commercial and/or multifamily real estate transactions
Familiarity with common commercial real estate lender-borrower issues and the ability to negotiate resolution of the same
Experience with Agency/secondary multifamily mortgage market/commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Preferred
Experience with NY commercial real estate transactions preferred, including: rent stabilization, Section 421(A) tax abatement/exemptions, lease/lease-back transactions with Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs), inclusionary housing regulatory agreements
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Market-leading benefit programs
Eligible to participate in the annual incentive program
Company
Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac is a public government-sponsored enterprise that provides mortgage capital to lenders.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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$3.58BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Dennis G. Hermonstyne
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Peter Lillestolen
Vice President - MF Production and Sales, Targeted Affordable Housing
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