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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/18/16

Applications Due08/18/16

Vacancy ID31612

NY HELPNo

AgencyEmpire State Development, NYS

TitleSenior Counsel, Finance

Occupational CategoryLegal

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitNone listed

Salary RangeFrom $125000 to $125000 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Exempt Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County New York

Street Address 633 Third Avenue

City New York

StateNY

Zip Code10017

Minimum Qualifications Education Level required:
J.D. or LL.B from accredited law school; admission to New York State Bar
Relevant experience required: Minimum of 6 years of legal experience, preferably in a finance-related field.
Knowledge required: general corporate law; public sector financing law.

Duties Description Basic Function:
Represent and advise the Corporation with respect to all aspects of its activities and functions, with a concentration in finance matters and specified portfolio management functions.

Work Performed (List duties of this position):
•Represent ESD on all aspects of general corporate and project-specific finance matters, including bond financing, specific management functions (including workouts) and other corporate and finance matters as determined by the General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel.

•Provide counsel and advice to the finance department and other ESD departments, as required.
•Assist in ensuring compliance with the UDC Act, all UDC enabling legislation and related laws and regulations.

•Perform administrative and other tasks assigned by the General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel.

•Supervise Assistant Counsel and/or interns on finance and portfolio management functions.

•Supervise outside counsel and consultants to ESD.

•Draft and/or review and provide advice to ESD with respect to legislation and regulation that might affect ESD.

•Draft and negotiate all necessary transactional, corporate and administrative instruments and other documents relating to assigned tasks.

•Initiates solutions to legal problems

Additional Comments salary up to specified amount

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Leah Schanke

Telephone N/A

Fax N/A

Email Address Resumes@esd.ny.gov

Address

Street 633 Third Avenue

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10017

 

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