Associate General Counsel

Boston, MA, United States

• Six to eight years of experience practicing as a real estate transactional attorney with affordable housing

experience (i.e., low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC), historic tax credits (HTC), federal and state

affordable housing financing programs, and deal structuring).

• Substantial experience with most or all of the following: affordable housing and community development

law, tax credit (LIHTC and HTC) financings, real estate, HUD matters (i.e., Section 8, FHA financing, and

RAD), and general corporate matters.

• Doctor of Law (J.D.) from an accredited law school.

• Bar admission in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or willing to become licensed in the

in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an in-house counsel.

• Strong team player and team orientation with a collaborative work style and the ability to build consensus

and drive for results.

• Hands-on, customer service-oriented attorney with a roll-up-your-sleeves mentality.

• Confident professional capable of developing a trusted advisor relationship with his/her internal

stakeholders.

• Thoughtful problem solver, open and direct communicator, and accountable se

• Strong analytical skills for legal issues, business risk, and deal economics.

Description Position Overview

The Associate General Counsel will report to and assist the General Counsel by providing practical, commercial

legal advice as it relates to Beacon’s real estate acquisition, development, and financing activities. In addition,

the Associate General Counsel will help supervise outside counsel and provide general corporate legal services.

The Associate General Counsel will have significant exposure to business leaders at Beacon and will work

closely with other legal department colleagues, senior leaders, and business executives in a collaborative,

results-oriented, nimble, entrepreneurial, and positive business environment.

This position requires a skilled and well-rounded real estate attorney who can support Beacon’s General Counsel

on a broad range of real estate matters, and who can also grow into an in-house legal leader with the interest

and passion for understanding Beacon’s business and contribute in a meaningful way to its long-term strategic

goals. Beacon is an employee-centric organization and is strongly committed to teamwork and hard work.

Personality, collegiality, and professional “fit” within the Beacon team are of paramount importance to the

Company.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as primary legal support for the real estate development group in all legal aspects of the structuring,

acquisition, development, refinancing, and closing of complex affordable housing and mixed-income

projects.

• Provide legal guidance on business transactions, including deal structuring, acquisitions, and

• Draft, review, and/or negotiate a broad range of real estate transactional documents, including letters of

intent, purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, commercial

loan documents, engagement letters, third-party contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and other

documents relevant to Beacon’s business activities.

• Assist with loan negotiations and loan documentation.

• Oversee and work with outside counsel to ensure appropriate deal structures are utilized to achieve long-

term commercial and strategic goals.

• Communicate and coordinate matters with other Beacon team members.

• Perform other duties as needed to support Beacon’s business operations.

Salary & Benefits Process

Interested candidates should submit a resume addressed to:

Managing Partner

In-House Counsel Recruiting

Partner

In-House Counsel Recruiting

Director

In-House Counsel Recruiting

No calls, please. You may be required to complete additional documents to be considered for this position.

Company Beacon Communities LLC is a privately-owned real estate firm that develops, acquires, owns, and manages a

wide range of multifamily housing. It also invests in and purchases affordable housing companies and portfolios

of multifamily developments. Beacon currently owns and manages approximately 19,000 apartments, including

affordable housing, market-rate housing, and mixed-income housing. Its developments range from new

construction to historic adaptive reuse to the renovation of existing housing. Beacon’s portfolio is located across

11 states and the District of Columbia and comprises approximately 150 communities. Beacon takes on

challenging developments and makes them succeed. Its driving passion is to create well-designed, healthy

homes that improve the quality of life of its residents and enhance the neighborhoods in which they are located.

Chief Executive Officer Dara Kovel leads the Company’s senior executive team and is responsible for Beacon’s

overall vision, culture, operation, growth, and performance. Dara serves on the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger

Center’s Workforce Housing Board and The Home Connecticut Steering Committee. She received her MBA and

BA from Yale University and is LEED accredited.

General Counsel Nicole Clement oversees Beacon’s legal function with primary responsibility for all legal, risk

management, and governance matters. She brings over 20 years of experience practicing law in the areas of

real estate and affordable housing finance and development. Nicole most recently served as General Counsel

for Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation, an independent, quasi-public corporation and

housing finance agency. She previously held positions at Klein Hornig LLP and Holland & Knight LLP, both

Boston-based law firms specializing in affordable housing and community development, and served as law clerk

to the Honorable Joseph F. Rodgers, Jr., Presiding Judge of the Rhode Island Superior Court. Nicole holds an

undergraduate degree from Brown University and earned her Juris Doctor from the Duke University School of

Law.

Why Beacon? Beacon strives to make a difference in its residents’ lives. It builds outstanding communities that

make enduring contributions to the vitality of its cities and towns. Beacon creates communities that serve a

diverse cross-section of our society. Its communities are healthy and vibrant. Why? Because they are planned

with care, consideration, and compassion.

Beacon also is a values-based company that is grounded upon achieving financial results, fostering a team

environment, ensuring the resident experience, maintaining property standards, and sustaining industry

partnerships.

For more information, please go to www.beaconcommunitiesllc.com/.

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