Deputy General Counsel
Company: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 16, 2024
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Job Description:
Position Description:
The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) is a nationally recognized
nonprofit developer, owner, and manager of affordable and
mixed-income housing and commercial properties. Founded in 1964,
TCB has developed over 29,000 housing units as well as office and
retail properties and currently owns and manages over 11,000 units
of housing. TCB is currently active in Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
Kentucky, and the District of Columbia. TCB's mission is to build
and sustain strong communities where people of all incomes can
fulfill their full potential.
TCB's Legal Department, which is situated in our Boston office,
manages all aspects of TCB's corporate and transactional legal
work, and currently consists of 4 attorneys, a senior paralegal, a
paralegal/administrative assistant and, from time to time, student
interns or clerks. We act as transactional counsel with respect to
complex development and preservation transactions, engage and
oversee outside counsel on projects where we are not lead counsel,
form and maintain more than 500 affiliated entities, provide or
manage all corporate legal services, and provide counsel on
legislative and policy matters.
The Deputy General Counsel will be a senior member of the Legal
Department and will assist the General Counsel with all aspects of
the department's work, including project legal work, training,
supervision of other legal staff and outside counsel, and corporate
legal services. Specific responsibilities of the Deputy General
Counsel are expected to include, without limitation, some or all of
the following:
Essential Functions:
- Transactional Practice. The Deputy General Counsel will join an
in-house transactional practice that includes all aspects of real
estate and housing development, including tax and financial
structuring, title and real estate conveyancing, zoning analysis
and relief, review of environmental matters, organization of
ownership entities including nonprofit and for-profit corporations,
LLCs and limited partnerships, and negotiating and closing complex
financings involving multiple private and public funding sources.
The Deputy General Counsel will be responsible for numerous
transactional matters and will represent TCB and its affiliates in
the acquisition, development, construction, financing, operation,
compliance and disposition of affordable and mixed income
residential and commercial properties.
- Funding Program Counsel. The Legal Department provides counsel in
connection with various grant and funding programs that TCB and its
affiliates participate in, currently including the Neighborhood
Stabilization Program, the Capital Magnet Fund, Choice
Neighborhoods Implementation Grant, the New Markets Tax Credit
Program, and various foundation and other grants and
program-related investments. The Deputy General Counsel may be
asked to provide and/or oversee legal services related to these
programs, including due diligence, documentation and closing of
loan transactions on behalf of lender, and development and
maintenance of internal controls and counsel with respect to
program requirements.
- Compliance and Management. The Legal Department provides counsel
in all aspects of regulatory and legal compliance and legal aspects
of the operation and management of affordable and mixed-income
housing communities and the provision of services to residents. The
Deputy General Counsel may be assigned to assist in the provision
of advice and counsel regarding such matters and the development
and implementation of corporate and compliance policies, forms,
systems and tools to ensure the effective management of legal and
other operating risks.
- Corporate Representation, Claims, Litigation. We provide legal
representation to TCB and its affiliates on diverse other matters,
including various aspects of employment discrimination law, fair
housing and other occupancy related matters, and general contracts.
The office is also responsible for tracking and managing
third-party claims, which primarily consists of and engaging and
supervising outside counsel in connection with litigation,
defaults, compliance matters, employment matters, fair housing and
other occupancy related matters.
- Legal Entity Formation and Maintenance. We regularly provide
advice regarding TCB's corporate structure, its capital and lending
relationships, its 501(c)(3) status, and the formation and
maintenance of approximately 500 subsidiaries and affiliates
(including business and nonprofit corporations, partnerships and
LLCs) in various states to accomplish the organization's
objectives.
- Legislative and Policy Matters. The Deputy General Counsel may be
asked to participate in legislative and policy matters in
connection with business development activities.
- Department Administration. The Deputy General Counsel may be
asked to provide assistance to the General Counsel in arranging
appropriate training, developing form documents, and managing the
department's budget, billing, collections and vendors.
Education & Experience:
- Excellent academic record;
- 10-15 years' experience as a practicing corporate and/or
transactional attorney, with demonstrated ability to manage complex
engagements in a team environment;
- Substantial experience with most or all of the following -
affordable housing and community development finance, LIHTC, NMTC
and other tax credits, real estate law, zoning and permitting,
construction contracts, nonprofit organizations, fair housing, and
general corporate and employment;
- Admission to state bar;
- Experience working in a complex organization, and creating and
implementing policies and procedures for organizational
development; and
- Demonstrated commitment to affordable housing and community
development or related mission-oriented work.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to analyze and solve complex legal problems;
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Effective legal and business judgment in challenging
situations;
- Demonstrated ability to be effective in a complex
organization;
- Collaborative and respectful management style; and
- Innovative and creative thinker and problem solver.
The Community Builders, Inc. is committed to ensuring diversity in
its workplace, and candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly
encouraged to apply.
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Keywords: Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Cranston , Deputy General Counsel, Accounting, Auditing , Boston, Rhode Island
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