Associate Attorney - Capital Markets

Redwood Trust Inc•Inverness, CO

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Attorney (Capital Markets) will provide legal support to the Residential Mortgage Banking Business (including capital markets, whole loan trading, securitization, mortgage loan servicing, regulatory compliance, investment portfolio and business development teams), with a strong focus on contract drafting, execution and management for the purchase and sale of residential mortgage loans. Documentation will include, among others, residential mortgage loan purchase, sale and servicing agreements (MLPSAs), nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), commitment letters, bailee agreements and related documentation. The Associate Attorney (Capital Markets) will also provide legal support for the issuance of residential mortgage backed securities on the Residential Mortgage Business’s securitization platforms, the oversight of the Residential Mortgage Business’s legacy structured ﬁnance transactions, the tracking of industry developments and implementation of regulatory reforms relating to the structured ﬁnance industry and other legal and compliance matters that arise in the ordinary course of operating mortgage loan aggregation platforms. The position reports to the Senior Vice President – Residential Legal located in Englewood, Co. Office locations may also available in New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Irvine, CA or Mill Valley, CA. This position would be based in one of Redwood Trust’s offices (noted above) in Colorado, California, New York or North Caolina. The role would have a minimum in-office presence of four days per week, with an option to work remotely on Fridays.

Requirements

Juris Doctorate from a nationally recognized law school with strong academic credentials
1 - 3 years working experience as an attorney in the subject matter (law ﬁrm or inhouse), with prior experience in transactional and/or regulatory matters relating to residential mortgage loans
The ability to communicate effectively with team members, meet deadlines timely and deliver quality results in an often high pressure environment

Responsibilities

The Associate Attorney (Capital Markets) will generally interact with the Residential Mortgage Business’s legal, capital markets, operations and servicing teams, with close support from the Senior Vice President – Residential Legal and other attorneys within the Redwood legal team.
Redwood’s legal/compliance team works closely and collaboratively with each other and with the various business and administrative functions of the company.