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Family Law Paralegal roles qualify for EB-3 sponsorship under PERM labor certification, and some advanced-degree candidates may qualify under EB-2. Employers file with DOL to certify no qualified U.S. workers are available, then sponsor you for permanent residency. Green card sponsorship in this field is more common at mid-size and large family law firms than most candidates expect.
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Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In this compelling leadership position, you will lead a highly capable group of legal professionals supporting Multifamily Affordable Housing, including bond-related transactions where Fannie Mae serves as bond credit enhancer. This role partners closely with Multifamily business leadership to deliver strategic legal guidance, manage risk, and support execution of critical business initiatives.
The Senior Director, Multifamily (MF) Legal Deputy General Counsel will offer you the opportunity to lead a high-performing legal team while engaging directly in complex and strategic Multifamily Affordable Housing matters. In this role you will:
- Lead, manage, and develop a team of attorneys and legal professionals, including performance management, mentoring, and career development.
- Oversee and provide strategic direction on matters requiring highly specialized and technical legal expertise, particularly in multifamily affordable housing and related tax-exempt bond transactions.
- Negotiate and draft loan agreements, disclosures and other legal documents.
- Support Multifamily Affordable Housing products, including for transactions where Fannie Mae serves as bond credit enhancer.
- Drive operational efficiency and timely transaction execution by improving processes and throughput.
- Provide strategic legal counsel and advisory support to Multifamily business clients on complex transactions, regulatory matters, state and local programs, and product initiatives.
- Engage in transactions with novel or complex structures and support new product development.
- Advise on multifamily or corporate initiatives, credit risk policies, asset management and regulatory concerns.
- Prioritize and align legal support with Multifamily business objectives and enterprise strategic initiatives.
- Manage internal and external legal resources, including oversight of outside bond counsel.
- Facilitate training and provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders and counsel.
- Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
- Collaborate across teams on significant enterprise matters.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Required Experiences & Skills
- Juris Doctor (JD) required
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience in multifamily finance
- Experience with multifamily affordable housing finance and related tax-exempt bond transactions, negotiating and drafting loan agreements and other legal documents
- Experience advising on complex, high-value transactions and regulatory matters
- Strong business acumen and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
Preferred Qualifications
Desired Experiences & Skills
- Experience advising regulated financial institutions or government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
- Experience serving as bond credit enhancer’s counsel or as bond, disclosure, or underwriter’s counsel on municipal bond transactions, including complex structures (e.g., variable rate or multi-modal bonds)
- Demonstrated experience leading and managing legal teams
- Experience managing outside counsel and coordinating with external stakeholders
- Proven ability to improve legal processes and drive operational efficiency
- Experience supporting financial services product development and innovation
- Advanced skills in legal analysis, drafting, negotiation, and advisory work
- Demonstrated leadership, including coaching and developing team members
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives
- Strong communication and relationship management skills
- Effective project management with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced, complex environment
COMPENSATION
- Target Salary Range: $226,000 - $306,000 a year
QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's Level Degree (Required), Master's Level Degree
The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at Fanniemae.com/careers.
For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.
Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.
The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.
Requisition compensation: 226000 to 306000
INTRODUCTION
Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In this compelling leadership position, you will lead a highly capable group of legal professionals supporting Multifamily Affordable Housing, including bond-related transactions where Fannie Mae serves as bond credit enhancer. This role partners closely with Multifamily business leadership to deliver strategic legal guidance, manage risk, and support execution of critical business initiatives.
The Senior Director, Multifamily (MF) Legal Deputy General Counsel will offer you the opportunity to lead a high-performing legal team while engaging directly in complex and strategic Multifamily Affordable Housing matters. In this role you will:
- Lead, manage, and develop a team of attorneys and legal professionals, including performance management, mentoring, and career development.
- Oversee and provide strategic direction on matters requiring highly specialized and technical legal expertise, particularly in multifamily affordable housing and related tax-exempt bond transactions.
- Negotiate and draft loan agreements, disclosures and other legal documents.
- Support Multifamily Affordable Housing products, including for transactions where Fannie Mae serves as bond credit enhancer.
- Drive operational efficiency and timely transaction execution by improving processes and throughput.
- Provide strategic legal counsel and advisory support to Multifamily business clients on complex transactions, regulatory matters, state and local programs, and product initiatives.
- Engage in transactions with novel or complex structures and support new product development.
- Advise on multifamily or corporate initiatives, credit risk policies, asset management and regulatory concerns.
- Prioritize and align legal support with Multifamily business objectives and enterprise strategic initiatives.
- Manage internal and external legal resources, including oversight of outside bond counsel.
- Facilitate training and provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders and counsel.
- Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
- Collaborate across teams on significant enterprise matters.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Required Experiences & Skills
- Juris Doctor (JD) required
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience in multifamily finance
- Experience with multifamily affordable housing finance and related tax-exempt bond transactions, negotiating and drafting loan agreements and other legal documents
- Experience advising on complex, high-value transactions and regulatory matters
- Strong business acumen and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
Preferred Qualifications
Desired Experiences & Skills
- Experience advising regulated financial institutions or government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)
- Experience serving as bond credit enhancer’s counsel or as bond, disclosure, or underwriter’s counsel on municipal bond transactions, including complex structures (e.g., variable rate or multi-modal bonds)
- Demonstrated experience leading and managing legal teams
- Experience managing outside counsel and coordinating with external stakeholders
- Proven ability to improve legal processes and drive operational efficiency
- Experience supporting financial services product development and innovation
- Advanced skills in legal analysis, drafting, negotiation, and advisory work
- Demonstrated leadership, including coaching and developing team members
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives
- Strong communication and relationship management skills
- Effective project management with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced, complex environment
COMPENSATION
- Target Salary Range: $226,000 - $306,000 a year
QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's Level Degree (Required), Master's Level Degree
The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at Fanniemae.com/careers.
For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.
Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.
The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.
Requisition compensation: 226000 to 306000
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Family Law Paralegal
Match your credentials to the PERM job requirements
PERM labor certification requires your education and experience to exactly match the employer's minimum job requirements. A mismatch between your foreign paralegal certificate and the posted requirements triggers delays. Get your credentials evaluated by a NACES-approved agency before applying.
Target law firms with prior PERM filing history
Family law firms that have sponsored foreign workers before understand the PERM timeline and are far less likely to withdraw an offer midway through the process. Search DOL's OFLC disclosure data to identify firms in your metro area with verified PERM case history.
Clarify the prevailing wage tier in your offer
PERM requires your employer to pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your location and experience level. Before accepting an offer, use the OFLC Wage Search to verify the wage level your role will be certified at and confirm your offer meets or exceeds it.
Find sponsoring family law employers through Migrate Mate
Searching broadly for paralegal roles wastes time on employers who won't sponsor. Use Migrate Mate to filter specifically for Family Law Paralegal positions where employers have active green card sponsorship history, saving you outreach to firms that aren't set up for PERM.
Ask about I-140 portability before switching firms
Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is more than 180 days old, you can change employers in a similar role without restarting the green card process. Confirm this with your sponsoring firm's HR or legal team before accepting a competing offer.
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Find Family Law Paralegal JobsFamily Law Paralegal Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Family Law Paralegal roles commonly qualify for green card sponsorship?
Yes. Family Law Paralegal positions qualify for EB-3 sponsorship as skilled workers under PERM labor certification. Roles requiring a bachelor's degree plus specialized family law experience may also qualify for EB-2. Mid-size and large family law firms in metro areas are the most active sponsors because they have dedicated HR infrastructure to manage the multi-year PERM process.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for a paralegal role?
H-1B requires the role to qualify as a specialty occupation, which can be difficult to establish for paralegal positions and is subject to an annual lottery. EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM has no lottery and leads to permanent residency, not a temporary status. The process is longer, typically two to four years from PERM filing to green card approval, but there are no annual cap worries at the EB-3 level for most nationalities.
What documents do I need before a family law firm can file PERM for me?
You'll need a foreign credential evaluation from a NACES-approved agency confirming your paralegal degree or certificate is equivalent to U.S. standards, proof of any required state certifications, and documentation of your experience that exactly mirrors the employer's PERM job description. Any gap between your documented background and the posted minimum requirements can cause USCIS to issue a request for evidence or DOL to audit the application.
How do I find Family Law Paralegal jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?
Most job postings don't specify PERM sponsorship upfront. Use Migrate Mate to search specifically for Family Law Paralegal roles filtered by employers with verified green card sponsorship history. This removes firms that have never filed a PERM application and focuses your search on employers already familiar with the DOL certification process and willing to commit to the multi-year timeline.
Can I switch family law firms after my green card process has started?
You can change employers once your I-140 petition has been approved by USCIS and has been pending for at least 180 days. Under AC21 portability rules, the new role must be in the same or a similar occupational classification as the sponsored position. Switching before those conditions are met restarts the PERM process from the beginning, which means losing your priority date.
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