Remote Position
[Remote] Commercial Real Estate Finance Attorney
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Axiom is hiring a Commercial Real Estate Finance Attorney to support a commercial real estate finance business. The role provides legal counsel on commercial real estate lending transactions, particularly multifamily agency finance, and advises transaction teams on loan origination, servicing, and asset management matters.
Responsibilities
- Advise on commercial real estate financing transactions secured by multifamily properties, with an emphasis on lender-side representation
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial real estate loan, servicing, and related transaction documents
- Counsel on title insurance, surveys, zoning, environmental matters, flood and casualty/liability insurance, post-closing covenants, and reporting requirements
- Support multifamily agency finance matters involving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA/HUD programs across loan origination, servicing, and asset management
- Advise on GSE/FHA program requirements, Freddie Mac securitizations, sub-servicing obligations, and relevant regulatory developments
- Collaborate with business, Risk, Compliance, Operations, internal counsel, and outside counsel on transactions, policies, and process improvements
Skills
- 4+ years of legal experience
- Experience representing lenders in commercial real estate financing transactions secured by multifamily properties; borrower-side experience is also valuable, though lender-side experience is preferred
- Strong working knowledge of commercial real estate loan documentation and related matters, including title insurance, surveys, zoning, environmental concerns, insurance, post-closing covenants, and reporting
- Excellent communication, negotiation, technology, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to partner effectively with business stakeholders
- Juris Doctor degree or equivalent and licensed to practice law in an applicable jurisdiction
- 5+ years of legal experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or a combination of both
- 2+ years of experience with multifamily agency finance transactions, particularly transactions originated by Fannie Mae DUS and/or Freddie Mac Optigo lenders
- Experience representing an agency seller/servicer across loan origination, servicing, and asset management matters
Benefits
- Employees may be eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance; paid holidays and PTO; flexible work arrangements; and professional development opportunities and tools.
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