MCCA Career Center

At Nixon Peabody, our priority is to attract, retain, and promote talented individuals from a wide range of racial, ethnic, social, economic, religious, and personal backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations. Therefore, we encourage talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Our Affordable Housing and Real Estate Group is seeking to hire a non-partner track department attorney to join our Long Island, New York City, or Washington D.C. office.

The attorneys in Nixon Peabody's Affordable Housing practice are among the nation's foremost legal authorities in federally regulated and assisted real estate.  Our diverse team of professionals is involved in many of the most sophisticated and substantial regulatory issues and transactions in a national practice.  

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s a chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps into the power of collaboration and collective thinking.

Location:  Jericho, NY; New York, NY; Washington, DC

The ideal candidate will have two to five years of experience working on complex affordable housing or real estate matters. We are seeking a candidate with experience with HUD programs, specifically multifamily, community development and public housing.  Knowledge of federal, state and local real property, affordable housing and community development programs and regulations is preferred.

Qualified candidates will have stellar academic credentials, superb communication and writing skills, experience and comfort with a variety of technology and project management approaches, a commitment to excellence and have the desire and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.  Disability / Female / Gender Identity / Minority / Sexual Orientation / Veteran. 

To comply with Federal law, Nixon Peabody participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are verified through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm their identity and employment eligibility. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and the Right to Work posters on the Nixon Peabody Careers page for more information.

All applicants for employment with NP, unless they receive an approved exemption as an accommodation for a medical issue or sincerely held religious belief, must be “Up to Date” with respect to their COVID-19 vaccinations by their hire date. “Up to Date” currently means that the applicant has completed the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech primary vaccine series, plus a booster vaccine, if eligible, or the Johnson & Johnson Janssen one dose primary vaccine, plus a booster vaccine, if eligible.