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Position Overview:

Are you a team player Do you anticipate and address emerging challenges and risks Do you serve as a positive role model Do you demonstrate resilience in the face of change and uncertainty Are you someone who thrives in a collegial and collaborative environment

The Single-Family Real Estate Department in the Legal Division of Freddie Mac is seeking a seasoned attorney to join its legal staff. The attorney will provide legal advice to internal clients on a broad range of legal matters related to Freddie Mac as a business entity and will also manage outside counsel. The attorney will primarily support the single-family capital markets single-family counterparty credit risk management and single-family mortgage servicing performance business areas with an emphasis on sophisticated financial transactions.

Our Impact:

The Associate General Counsel will provide legal counsel as a key advisor to our business colleagues in the development and implementation of internal policies that support affordable and sustainable housing as part of Freddie Macs mission of making home possible.

Your Impact:

• Our team supports the Single-Family Divisions business to negotiate and document transactions including non-bank servicer financing facilities servicing transfers as well as other related duties. This team is part of the Single-Family Real Estate Department in the companys Legal Division providing all-around legal support and advice to the Single-Family Business areas of the company covering all aspects of residential mortgage underwriting purchase delivery servicing disposition and risk mitigation.

  • Represent Freddie Mac in transactions relating to financings secured by servicing contract rights and advance reimbursement rights including review and revision of loan documents drafting negotiating and closing acknowledgment agreements consent agreements collateral pledge agreements and parental guaranties working closely with deal managers to advise them on structures and risks and coordinating outside counsel;

  • Understand intercreditor agreements participations and loan syndications including familiarity with lien perfection bankruptcy and insolvency considerations;

  • Negotiate and document transactions relating to the purchase and sale of residential mortgage loan portfolios and of mortgage loan servicing;

  • Understand Freddie Macs Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide and how it impacts the complex relationships with our business customers;

  • Be a risk manager at all times; advising clients on legal and business risks while arming them with the information necessary to make informed decisions.

• Understand Freddie Macs Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (including knowledge of representations warranties covenants and legal remedies).

• Develop and deliver strategic solutions to nuanced legal and business issues based on your in-depth knowledge of the company and the regulatory and business environments in which it operates.

• Liaise with our Litigation group related to distressed counterparties including resolution and settlement agreements creditor-side bankruptcies and review and analysis of financial and transactional information litigation planning and client counseling.

• Be a critical team member and colleague influencing cohesion inclusiveness and cooperative involvement by the entire team.

• Mentor and train junior level attorneys.

Qualifications:

• 10 or more years of relevant sophisticated legal experience either in-house with Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae a bank mortgage company or law firm.

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and member in good standing of a state bar association.

• Excellent analytical strategic legal research writing and advocacy skills.

• Proven ability to work effectively in a team while achieving personal and organizational goals.

• Proactive flexible creative and act with an appropriate degree of urgency in every situation.

• Subject matter expertise in asset-backed finance mortgage loan servicing and insolvency preparedness.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Prioritization - Ability to effectively handle numerous issues across multiple areas and to set priorities independently.

• Collaboration - Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues and clients.

• Partnership Build trust and positive relationships through individual and team actions.

• Client Focus Engage with clients and other stakeholders to understand their needs and priorities.

• Drive for Execution Excel at analytical strategic legal research writing speaking and advocacy skills.

• Emotional Intelligence Demonstrate self-awareness and the ability to adapt to change gracefully.

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