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GENERAL COUNSEL
SALARY: $FULL-TIME
OFFICE LOCATION: Dover/Wilmington
OPENING DATE: 07/22/2025 CLOSING DATE: 08/05/2025
Looking for a career with excellent benefits
As part of the DSHA team you will have immediate access to health vision and dental insurance vacation and sick leave paid holidays tuition assistance fitness reimbursement retirement plan and more while working to further DSHAs mission of providing safe affordable housing.
This non-State position is responsiblefor coordinating the legal needs of DSHA including providing direct professional legal advice and support to DSHA and coordinating engagement of outside counsel as appropriate and necessary. The incumbent performs other legal duties related to DSHA programs or directives of the Director.
The incumbent provides legal support to DSHAs departments and divisions. General Counsel for DSHA should be able to provide at minimum:
- Subject matter expertise on judicial regulatory and legislative matters impacting affordable housing.
- Legal advice to ensure DSHAs transactions are efficient and conform to associated regulations.
- Mission-focused legal opinions to DSHA leadership in an accessible and timely manner.
- Advice on internal and external policies and practices on matters that align with departmental work (i.e. human resources constituent services FOIA).
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
Essential functions are fundamental core functions common to all positions and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position. Since specifications are descriptive and not restrictive incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed.
- Represent DSHA in legal proceedings including court appearances and administrative hearings and manage litigation matters in coordination with outside counsel.
- Serve as a contributing member of the DSHAs senior staff reporting to the Director of DSHA.
- Interpret explain and apply applicable state and federal laws rules regulations policies and procedures.
- Work with the Director of Human Resources regarding all aspects of employment.
- Assist in recruitment and coordination of outside counsel services.
- Review and approve bills for outside counsel.
- Draft review and negotiate complex contracts and financial instruments ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Oversee and direct outside counsel work related to LIHTC projects and multi-family and single-family bond financing transactions.
- Lead the development and implementation of DSHAs policies and procedures ensuring alignment with state and federal housing laws and advise on legislative initiatives impacting affordable housing.
- Assist DSHA senior staff in the identification and development of sound legal solutions to prevent and resolve problems.
- Communicate state federal and internal policies rules and regulations to DSHA staff to foster consistent appropriate and accurate implementation in departments.
- Engage with external stakeholders including government agencies community organizations and industry partners to provide legal guidance and foster collaborative relationships
- Conduct legal research and drafts legal memoranda as requested.
- Participate in decision-making process at the senior staff level.
- Responsible for preparation and/or review of agreements between the Agency and its contractors subcontractors suppliers vendors grantees sub-grantees and other third parties in connection with the administration of the operations of the Agency.
- Participate in organizational management planning policy development and implementation.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
The intent of the listed knowledge skills and abilities is to give a general indication of the core requirements for all positions. Therefore the KSAs listed are not exhaustive or necessarily inclusive of the requirements of every position.
- Knowledge of applicable state federal and departmental laws rules regulations policies procedures and processes pertaining to affordable housing administration and development.
- Knowledge of human resource laws.
- Skill in the preparation and presentation of complex technical and subject matter.
- Skill in communicating effectively.
- Ability to use sound judgment and reach logical conclusions.
- Ability to identify and analyze problems/needs/issues assess their impact and make recommendations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have education training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:
- Possession of a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited academic institution.
- Licensed to practice law in the State of Delaware or eligible to apply for a Limited Practice Certificate under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 55.1 (DSHA may prefer candidates who are generally admitted and licensed to practice law in Delaware).
- Experience communicating complex legal matters to a wide variety of audiences in a manner that encourages understanding and support.
- Knowledge and experience with Federal and State Housing Programs and related laws and regulations.
- Knowledge and experience with tax-exempt and taxable bond financing.
- Experience in interpreting laws rules regulations standards policies and procedures related to public and affordable housing.
- Experience with affordable housing finance and contract law.
THIS POSITION REQUIRES A CURRENT AND VALID DRIVERS LICENSE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.
BENEFITS
These include up to 15 vacation days and 15 sick day leave accrual up to 13 paid holidays a year liberal retirement benefits immediate access to paid health short- and long-term disability and life insurance plans and voluntary dental vision and various supplemental benefit options.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applications must be completed by theclosing dateon (Click onAbout UsEmployment ClickHere to View All Current OpeningsSelect job Scroll Down & Click Apply Now.) Contact: email:
DSHA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
Asan equal opportunity employer DSHA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the application of all persons without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. Please call DSHA at 302.739.4263 or 888.363.8808 with any questions or requests. TTY/ ASCII/ VOICE/ VCO users may utilize the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) at 800.676.3777.
DIRECT DEPOSIT OF PAY IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. FAILURE TO AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN DIRECT DEPOSIT WILL RESULT IN THE WITHDRAWAL OF OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT. DSHA HAS A LAG PAY SYSTEM.
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