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Lead and mentor a team of paralegals while acting as a player-coach to manage commercial real estate transactions. Responsibilities include overseeing entity formation, due diligence, and the closing process for affordable housing projects.
Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of commercial real estate or corporate paralegal experience. Must have proven experience managing legal support staff and independently handling complex real estate transactions.
About Lincoln Avenue Communities
Welcome to Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC)—a leading, mission-driven real estate private equity firm dedicated to strengthening communities through the development and preservation of affordable housing.
As a vertically integrated developer, investor, and long-term operator, we deliver sustainable, high-quality homes to lower- and moderate-income individuals, seniors, and families across 33 states. Our growing portfolio—more than 200 properties and 30,000+ homes—reflects our commitment to long-term impact, operational excellence, and resident well-being.
LAC is proud to be recognized as an industry leader, recently ranked No. 1 on Affordable Housing Finance’s 2025 AHF 50 list of top developers. Our approach combines strategic investment, thoughtful design, and community partnerships to deliver housing solutions that foster stability, opportunity, and resilience.
About This Role
Our legal team is looking to hire an experienced Paralegal Manager with transactional experience in commercial real estate. This is a player-coach role: you will personally handle transaction tasks across all phases of the deal cycle while also leading, training, and mentoring a team of paralegals. Your deal work includes projects financed with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC), tax-exempt bonds, HUD loans, and other state and local subsidies. You will also closely assist with entity formation, qualifications, reinstatements, document preparation and management, title and survey, due diligence, and the deal-closing process.
This position reports to Director, Legal Operations and leads a team of three to four paralegals, collaborating closely with the General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, and outside counsel.
This is a hybrid role with three (3) days in our Midtown offices in New York, NY.
What You’ll Do
What You Bring
Your Education and Experience
Benefits
The expected base salary for this role is $145,000 - 155,000. This represents the current target and is subject to change. To determine starting pay we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location and an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, experience, market demands, and internal parity. Our comprehensive total rewards package offers more than just a salary. Benefits include:
Ensuring the delivery of quality affordable housing to communities throughout the United States.
Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC) is a family-owned and operated owner, developer, and investor in affordable housing nationwide. LAC's primary focus is providing low-income families with affordable housing through government-supported rental subsidies, including but not limited to the Section 8 and Section 42 programs. Our experienced and creative team works quickly and diligently to execute a variety of affordable housing transactions, ensuring the delivery of quality low-income housing to communities while providing both financial and social returns.
Offices: Santa Monica, CA 90401, US
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