Associate Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

** Overview **

A growing regional law firm is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its dedicated Community Association practice group. This position focuses on providing general counsel, governance advisory, and transactional legal services to condominium associations, homeowners associations (HOAs), and housing cooperatives throughout New Jersey.

** Position Details **

Employment Type: Full-Time hybrid position (3 days in office / 2 remote).

Location: West Orange, NJ

Benefits: 401(k) retirement plan and comprehensive benefits package

** Bar Admissions **

• Admission to the New Jersey Bar required
• New York and/or Pennsylvania admission preferred

** Key Responsibilities **

• Serve as general counsel to condominium and HOA boards of trustees and property management professionals.
• Draft, interpret, and amend association governing documents, including Master Deeds, Declarations of Covenants, By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, and Board Resolutions.
• Attend executive board meetings, annual membership meetings, and elections to provide parliamentary guidance and legal counsel.
• Advise boards on statutory and regulatory compliance, including the New Jersey Condominium Act, PREDFDA, and Radburn election regulations.
• Manage assessment collection workflows, including drafting demand letters, recording assessment liens, and coordinating foreclosures or payment plans.
• Assist boards with developer-to-homeowner transition matters, including deficiency claims, engineering reports, and transition negotiations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate vendor, service, capital improvement, and property management contracts.
• Guide boards through covenant enforcement procedures, member grievances, and statutory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings.

** Qualifications **

• 1–4 years of experience focusing on community association law, real estate transactions, or municipal/corporate governance.
• Familiarity with New Jersey condominium law, HOA operational frameworks, and governing document interpretation.
• Strong legal drafting skills with experience creating formal resolutions, policy amendments, and contracts.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills with the ability to advise volunteer board members effectively.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage a high volume of active association files independently.

Company Description

Callahan & Fusco is a growing regional law firm. Its main practice areas include trucking and transportation, general insurance defense litigation, construction/construction defect, and premises liability. Callahan & Fusco is known for attaining high-profile clients and its involvement in highly publicized cases. The firm prides itself on providing large firm capabilities with small firm flexibility while maintaining long-term relationships with its clients.

Company Description

Callahan & Fusco is a growing regional law firm. Its main practice areas include trucking and transportation, general insurance defense litigation, construction/construction defect, and premises liability. Callahan & Fusco is known for attaining high-profile clients and its involvement in highly publicized cases. The firm prides itself on providing large firm capabilities with small firm flexibility while maintaining long-term relationships with its clients.