Finance Attorney

Corporate Finance Attorney

Location: Remote (Candidates must reside in California)

Compensation: $80–$85 per hour

Job Type: Contract Assignment (6–8 Months)

LHH is partnering with a respected organization seeking an experienced Corporate Finance Attorney to support a commercial real estate finance practice. This fully remote opportunity is ideal for a transactional attorney with strong experience in structured finance, commercial real estate lending, and complex debt transactions. The attorney will work closely with internal stakeholders and business partners on a variety of financing matters involving institutional lenders, loan servicers, and securitized loan portfolios.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, negotiate, and structure financing transactions involving commercial real estate assets.
• Advise on leveraged lending transactions, including warehouse facilities and portfolio lending arrangements.
• Handle matters related to securitizations, including CMBS, CLO, agency, and other structured finance products.
• Support servicing and special servicing activities involving distressed and performing commercial mortgage loans.
• Review and negotiate loan documents, amendments, modifications, forbearance agreements, and related transaction documents.
• Provide legal analysis regarding asset-backed and balance sheet lending transactions.
• Coordinate with lenders, borrowers, servicers, special servicers, investors, and other transaction parties.
• Conduct due diligence and identify legal and transactional risks associated with financing structures.
• Collaborate with business teams and outside counsel to facilitate timely transaction execution.
• Assist with portfolio management matters, loan acquisitions, dispositions, and restructuring efforts.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in the California State Bar.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and structured finance transactions.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a remote setting.
• Prior experience with institutional lenders, servicers, investment managers, REITs, private equity firms, or law firms with a commercial real estate finance practice.
• Experience handling debt, workouts, restructurings, or non-performing loan portfolios.
• Familiarity with complex structured finance and capital markets transactions.

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance