4610 - Paralegal - Community Development Finance

Job ID:
4610

Position:
Paralegal

Location:
Multiple Offices

Practice Area:

Open Date:
Friday, April 3, 2026

Job Function:
Professional Staff

Job Description:

The Paralegal II - Community Development Finance (CDFN) is responsible for providing support and assistance to attorneys in the management, coordination, and administration of all aspects of the practice area within established administrative procedures. Successful candidates will have experience reviewing title commitments, surveys, and related title exception documents, familiarity with ALTA title and survey standards, and working knowledge of partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax credit or partnership syndications.

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Location: Boston, MA; Washington, DC

• Assist attorneys in the preparation, review, and management of legal documents related to real estate transactions, financing agreements, and community development projects.
• Conduct title, survey, and document review for development and financing transactions.
• Coordinate with lenders, government agencies, and other parties involved in development and finance deals.
• Understand due diligence and its purpose.
• Conduct basic legal research.
• Create and maintain email distribution lists, closing checklists and coordinate closings.
• Prepare signature page packets.
• Understand transaction documents, their purpose and contractual provisions in contracts.
• Familiarity with the tax credit industry, federal and state tax law issues and how they impact transactions at a basic level, and debtor/creditor issues.
• Complete projects within given deadlines.
• Provide status updates throughout the project.
• Coordinate projects with direct supervision from attorneys and senior paralegals on most matters.
• Stay current with basic concepts and continue education efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential job responsibility listed above, satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. Nixon Peabody retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the skills and abilities required.

Job Requirements:

• 4 - 6 years of paralegal experience.
• Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree required. Work experience in lieu of a degree will be considered. Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Experience reviewing title commitments, surveys and related title exception documents and familiarity with ALTA title and survey standards.
• Knowledge of partnerships, limited liability companies, tax credit or partnership syndications, a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to interact with internal and external personnel of all levels.
• Attention to detail with the ability to meet varying deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient is some aspects of the practice area.
• Ability to learn practice support systems, group specific software and other legal support websites.
• Exhibit substantial willingness to learn from senior paralegals.
• Intermediate knowledge of applications and external databases typically used within a law firm (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite and NetDocuments).

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In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, the anticipated annual salary range for this position, depending on location, is as follows: Boston, MA; Washington, DC : $77,500 to $131,500

In addition to a standard benefits package, this role may be eligible for additional contingent compensation based on an array of factors, including but not limited to: work performance, geographic location, work experience, education, and qualifications. Because such contingent compensation is not yet calculable or may be zero ($0) in some circumstances, the above-listed salary range(s) are Nixon Peabody's good faith estimate of the annual salary(ies) it reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of this posting.

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