Description

MnCIFA is hiring! MnCIFA is a mission-driven "Green Bank" focused on impact investing with the paramount goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  We are a new State Agency with the vibe of an entrepreneurial start-up.

We offer a hybrid work environment with 3 days per week in office and 2 days of telework.  Telework can be outside of the state of Minnesota if the candidate lives in a state bordering Minnesota and lives 50 miles or less from the primary work location. Our office is located in the Golden Rule Building in downtown St. Paul. 

As Staff Attorney, you will provide MnCIFA with legal expertise in real estate and general business transactions, contract negotiations, data practices, and state and federal grants regulatory compliance. The Staff Attorney supports the Board and Staff and works with other MnCIFA legal counsel, including Assistant Attorneys General and outside counsel that support MnCIFA on specific subject matters.

To be considered for this position, applicants must apply on the MN Careers website, search or follow the link to Job ID 88507.

Requirements

Three (3) years of legal experience as a practicing attorney in either grant compliance and federal regulations compliance law, contract law, or in project finance/real estate and business transactions law. Experience must demonstrate the following: 

• Demonstrated legal research, analysis, and writing skills to ensure that the agency is receiving high-quality legal advice, particularly when there are complicated issues and gray areas in the law that require significant and in-depth analysis to effectively evaluate risk.
• Experience providing legal advice on diverse and complex human services and data privacy matters

Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.  

Current license and in good standing to practice law in the state of Minnesota is required prior to appointment. 

Applicants who meet the above education/experience requirements will be further evaluated based on the following:

• Familiarity with Minnesota's utility regulatory structure, including for electric, natural gas, water and other utilities, and integration with and interconnection by greenhouse gas reduction projects.
• Familiarity with contract law, and the mechanics of project financing, lending agreements, mortgages and security instruments.
• Familiarity with administrative and federal and state data practice laws.