Senior Staff Attorney (Real Estate / Redevelopment)

Salary:
$142,680.92 – $175,418.20 Annually
Description:
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (“HACLA”) seeks a well-qualified, highly motivated attorney to serve as a Senior Staff Attorney to handle real estate and affordable housing development/redevelopment matters.

The ideal candidate will have substantial and significant real estate and affordable housing development/redevelopment experience, as well as general land use expertise, particularly in the area of land leasing, property acquisition, and property disposition.

Experience handling general governmental administrative matters, public works, and professional services contracts, as well as managing outside counsel, is also desirable.

Characteristics of the Class: The position allocable in this exempt classification will work with and at the direction and supervision of HACLA’s General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel on various real estate and affordable housing development/redevelopment matters, including CEQA/NEPA issues, and providing additional assistance in other municipal law matters as needed.

Qualifications:
Advanced knowledge of real estate, housing development, and redevelopment law.

Knowledge of municipal, state, and federal laws, including regulations and codes affecting California government entities.

Experience working for a public entity or for public entity clients.

Ability to analyze and prepare a wide variety of legal documents.

Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form with HACLA officials and staff members in various departments as well as representatives of outside agencies and private corporations.

Experience working with the housing development community, including private developers, lenders, escrow and title companies, trustees, outside counsel, and other government agencies.

Experience with conduit bond transactions and internal agency bond issuances.

Minimum Requirements: Graduate of an ABA accredited law school and member in good standing of the California State Bar.

A minimum of five (5) years of experience preferably working in the areas of real estate or development/redevelopment law.

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