Senior Counsel

Gardner Capital seeks to hire a mid-level transactional attorney as Senior Counsel to be located in its Clayton, Missouri office. The successful candidate will have at least seven years of legal experience and will be a member of the Missouri Bar or able to become a member promptly. The successful candidate will have experience in corporate or commercial real estate transactions. Experience in partnership tax, low-income housing tax credits and solar tax credit developments are pluses. The successful candidate will report to Gardner Capital’s general counsel and will work closely with Gardner Capital’s General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, President, Chief Financial Officer, and other Gardner Capital team members.

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Senior Counsel position include, but are not limited to:

- Support real estate transactions, financings, development matters, and asset management issues

- Advising on LIHTC and affordable housing structures, compliance obligations, and partnership matters

- Managing and coordinating with outside counsel across transactional and litigation matters

- Assisting with litigation strategy, risk analysis, discovery oversight, and settlement discussions when needed

- Improving internal legal processes, drafting quality, and consistency in how legal risk is assessed and communicated

Preferred Qualities

- Experience with LIHTC or affordable housing, including partnership structures and regulatory considerations

- Prior in-house counsel experience, ideally with a real estate developer/operator or an investment/asset-management platform

- Some litigation exposure, including managing outside litigators and reviewing pleadings, discovery, and motions

- Strong drafting, review, and negotiation skills

- Sound legal judgment and ability to separate real risk from noise

- Practical-business minded legal advice

- Comfort managing multiple complex matters at the same time

- Ability to operate independently and in a lean legal team

- Clear, direct communication with executives and non-legal stakeholders

Education/Experience

- J.D. from accredited law school and active U.S. bar admission

- Approximately 7-12+ years of relevant legal experience

- Strong experience in real estate law, including transactions, development, financing, or asset management

- Solid foundation in corporate contract work

Salary

- $180,000-200,000

Employee Benefits

- 401(k)

- Dental insurance

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Vision insurance

Job Type

- Full-time

- In-person

- Location: St. Louis, MO

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $180,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- Dental insurance

- Health insurance

- Paid time off

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person