Corporate Compliance Counsel

4 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Illinois Housing Development Authority Full time
Job Title:
Associate Corporate and Compliance Counsel

About Us:
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) is a leading housing finance agency and one of the state's largest financial institutions. Our mission is to finance the creation and preservation of affordable housing across the state. We oversee more than 20 federal and state programs on behalf of the state of Illinois and serve as one of the state's primary resources for housing policy and program administration.

Job Summary:
We are seeking an Associate Corporate and Compliance Counsel to join our team. The successful candidate will provide well-researched and sound legal advice to ensure the Authority's operational and transactional activities are in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. This includes advising on issues arising under administrative law areas, such as ethics, freedom of information, procurement, and open meetings. The candidate will also be responsible for drafting and negotiating various legal contracts, including information technology related contracts, procurement contracts, and other various legal agreements.

Key Responsibilities:
• Advise Authority staff on issues arising under administrative law areas, including ethics, freedom of information, procurement, and open meetings.
• Provide well-researched and sound legal advice to ensure the Authority's operational and transactional activities are in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations.
• Draft and negotiate various legal contracts, including information technology related contracts, procurement contracts, and other various legal agreements.
• Assist with the Authority's non-real estate transactional work, corporate governance, ongoing compliance initiatives, and other state-wide and Authority-specific regulatory initiatives.
• Review, identify, and map applicable regulatory change to keep Authority staff abreast of important changes in law.

Requirements:
• B.A. or B.S., or equivalent, and a J.D. Must be an attorney licensed to practice law and in good standing in the State of Illinois.
• Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in general corporate law, contract law, administrative law, and compliance law.
• Experience in affordable housing, information technology, state appropriations laws, procurement/acquisition law, and interagency agreements is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to provide timely, accurate, and practical legal advice.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate pertinent facts; research, analyze and apply laws, rules, and regulations; and execute legal strategy.
• Ability to learn new subject areas quickly and competently.
• Comfortable with taking the initiative but capable of recognizing complex problems and feels comfortable bringing questions to management.
• Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish credibility and foster excellent working relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders.
• Must have at least two years of supervisory experience or experience working as a project leader on small teams/groups.

What We Offer:
• Paid time off, plus paid holidays
• Currently in a hybrid work arrangement, but candidates must reside in Illinois at the time of hire.
• Medical/dental/vision/life insurance plans
• Short/long term disability
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flex spending
• 401K plan – immediate vesting
• IHDA employees may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs.
• Must be a resident of Illinois or willing to relocate. Flexible scheduling is available, upon completion of a six-month probationary period.

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