Any public finance/bond lawyers out there? I’m thinking about maybe trying to transition into this area. I have municipal law experience as well as in house utility experience, but I’m wondering what a day in the life of a bond lawyer is like. Anyone care to share?

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Drafting documents, circulating documents reviewing comments to said documents, revising documents until it’s time to close. Typical trans finance practice. Your municipal experience may come in handy and be seen as a value add depending on municipal relationships and jurisdiction. But if you were doing public records or procurement the bond stuff is totally different. Good WLF.

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