Public Finance Attorney (Associate)

About the role

Robinson+Cole, a Vault “Top Ranked” Am Law 200 firm, seeks an associate with at least two years of experience to join the Public Finance team in the Boston, Hartford, New York City, Philadelphia, Stamford, or Washington DC offices. The role offers exposure to complex, high-impact public finance transactions involving governmental issuers, institutional investors, nonprofit organizations, and major financial market participants, with a focus on affordable housing, student housing, and workforce housing sectors. The associate will serve as bond counsel, represent the public finance group in debt issuance and restructuring matters, and work on other bond transactions while developing client-facing and deal‑management skills in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment with direct access to partners.

Responsibilities

• Structure and execute public finance transactions.
• Serve as bond counsel and represent the public finance group in debt issuance and restructuring matters.
• Handle other types of bond transactions.
• Work on transactions involving governmental issuers, institutional investors, nonprofit organizations, and major financial market participants.
• Focus on affordable housing, student housing, and workforce housing sectors.
• Develop strong client‑facing and deal management skills.

Requirements

• At least two years of experience working on deals involving state and local governments in any legal capacity.
• Admission to practice in the state of the primary office location (DC, Massachusetts, or New York for those offices).
• Top academic and transactional credentials.

Qualifications

• Solid background in public finance, especially structuring bond transactions, with expertise in municipal bonds.
• Experience and aptitude with a broad range of financial concepts; prior work in banking or consumer finance is advantageous.
• Strong writing, research, negotiation, and communication skills.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• Paid vacation and paid sick days.
• 401(k) plan.
• Variety of other benefits.
• Flexible hybrid work model.
• Direct access to partners.
• Excellent opportunities for long‑term career growth.

Pay

Target base salary range: $190,000 to $217,500. Actual base salary within that range will be determined by class year, years of experience, skills, and qualifications.

Schedule

Hybrid work model with a minimum of 2‑3 days per week in the office to benefit from in‑person connection and collaboration.