Associate General Counsel Details

Associate General Counsel

Low Income Investment Fund - Atlanta, GA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Associate General Counsel
Location: San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Preferred: Washington D.C. Reports to: Executive Vice President & General Counsel Classification: Exempt Status: Regular, Full-Time
THE COMPANY: The Low Income Investment Fund is a non-profit community development financial institution that mobilizes capital and partners to achieve opportunity, equity and well-being for people and communities. LIIF innovates financial solutions that center racial equity to create more equitable outcomes for all by building and preserving affordable homes, quality educational opportunities from early childhood through higher education, health clinics, healthy food retail and community facilities. In this way, LIIF provides a bridge between private capital markets and communities. LIIF’s headquarters is in San Francisco and has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and Washington D.C.
Position Summary: The Associate General Counsel works on a variety of legal matters involving Low Income Investment Fund, and its subsidiaries, multiple investment funds, and several special purpose entities engaged in nationwide community development lending, grant-making and special program initiatives in a variety of program areas, including housing, education, early learning and child development, health care, healthy foods, and equitable transit-oriented development. The Associate General Counsel provides support across a range of business activities, including lending, off balance sheet funds, New Markets Tax Credit, portfolio/asset management, loan servicing, federal subsidies, finance, programs, human resources, and public affairs.
Reporting Relationship: Reports to the General Counsel.
Essential Functions: Under the guidance of the General Counsel, the Associate General Counsel shall:

• Provide legal support for corporate transactions, including secured and unsecured credit facilities, capital market and bond transactions, and grants.
• Provide legal review of corporate contracts.
• Provide legal support and guidance to lending department on fund structuring, term sheets and other legal issues.
• Provide legal support and guidance in developing new programs and initiatives.
• Manage and maintain legal entities and required licenses.
• Manages, maintains, and ensures compliance with corporate board documentation, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, resolutions and other corporate records; oversees compliance with California corporate law requirements; advise on corporate governance issues and best practices.
• Provide support on enterprise risk management program, including advising on risk and risk mitigation, insurance, and internal audits.
• Provide guidance and support on legal compliance matters, including federal, state, and local regulations, and 501(c)(3) requirements.
• Identify, engage, and manage outside counsel.

Other Functions: Additional job duties as assigned by General Counsel.
Knowledge, Experience, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Minimum of 5 years of corporate, real estate or commercial transactional experience with a law firm or corporate legal department.
• Working knowledge of diverse legal areas including, corporate, commercial, employment, and real estate law.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and Local housing, tax incentive/economic development programs, nonprofits, and/or financial institutions a plus.
• Working knowledge of California not for profit law a plus.

Education and Other Requirements:

• JD from an ABA accredited law school.
• Admitted to practice and in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• A high degree of professionalism and integrity.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply with Resume and Cover Letter via our recruitment portal:
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=cb73ca7c-d700-429b-a6ab-bf50165187ec&ccId=19000101_000001&lang=en_US
Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies: Please note that Low Income Investment Fund does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement Low Income Investment Fund shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Low Income Investment Fund.
We do not accept unsolicited phone calls. Only candidates being considered for a position will be contacted.
LIIF, an EOE (Equal Opportunity Employer), believes that diversity ensures excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or national origin. Candidates of diverse background and with diverse experience are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.