CMBS Counsel - Global Financial Institution
New York, NY or Chicago, IL | Hybrid Schedule
Base Salary: $250,000 - $275,000 + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits
A leading global provider of credit ratings, research, and financial intelligence is seeking an experienced CMBS Counsel to join its legal team. This high-impact role offers the opportunity to work alongside premier commercial real estate finance professionals on some of the market's most sophisticated securitization transactions.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) ratings activities and related structured finance transactions.
- Review and analyze transaction documents, including pooling and servicing agreements, mortgage loan documentation, and offering materials.
- Advise business stakeholders on legal, transactional, and regulatory matters impacting CMBS and structured finance products.
- Collaborate closely with analytical, compliance, and commercial teams on new initiatives, transaction execution, and market developments.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and other legal documentation.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting commercial real estate finance and securitization markets.
Qualifications
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active U.S. bar membership.
- 6+ years of relevant legal experience.
- Experience gained at a leading law firm, financial institution, ratings agency, investment bank, or real estate finance platform.
- Strong knowledge of CMBS transactions, commercial real estate finance, securitization, structured finance, or related capital markets products.
- Excellent analytical, drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Join a highly respected organization at the center of the structured finance and commercial real estate markets.
- Work on complex, high-profile securitization transactions with significant industry visibility.
- Business-facing role with meaningful interaction across senior leadership and transaction teams.
- Strong compensation package, competitive bonus potential, and excellent benefits.
- Hybrid flexibility with the option to be based in either New York or Chicago.
- Outstanding long-term growth opportunities within a growing and influential platform.
If you're a real estate finance or structured finance attorney looking to move into a dynamic, market-facing legal role, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.
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