Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Commercial Real Estate: Agency Finance (Hybrid)

Overview

Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Commercial Real Estate: Agency Finance (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Providing legal support to Agency Finance as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the transaction teams and other internal partners
• Partnering with Agency Finance business partners, Risk and Compliance to evaluate GSE and/or FHA program requirements and develop policies and procedures for compliance, monitoring and reporting
• Tracking and managing negotiation of sub-servicing documentation in connection with Freddie Mac securitizations and assist with interpretation of sub-servicing obligations for existing securitizations from an asset management and servicing perspective
• Engaging and overseeing outside legal counsel in an effective and efficient manner
• Partnering collaboratively with other internal counsel and business teams in the Commercial Bank and across the enterprise
• Advising Commercial Bank business partners on communications with external parties, including customers, regulators, partners, industry trade groups and outside law firms
• Providing thought and strategic leadership on relevant industry and regulatory developments
• Leading projects such as the development of negotiation guidelines and training sessions
• Partnering with the Operations team to drive process improvements

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
• At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate or as in-house counsel
• At least 2 years of legal counsel experience focusing on multifamily agency finance transactions

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or a combination with a focus on multifamily agency finance transactions (working with Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac related transactions)
• Working knowledge of commercial real estate lending issues involving title insurance, surveys, zoning, and flood, casualty/liability insurance
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong ability to quickly understand the business needs and partner with the business