Enterprise Legal - Associate General Counsel

Job description

As a valued contributor to our team, you will consult with team members and management to provide core legal counsel and services to the business, as well as utilize your legal training and experience to guide the Company's business. In this role, you will document and enforce its legal rights and minimize its legal risks. You will have shared responsibilities for providing legal services to the Company in an area of law or legal risk.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE The Enterprise Legal - Associate General Counsel - Principal role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities: Provide senior-level legal advice and counsel to Capital Markets clients, with primary support for Structured Transactions and Securitization Policy, on mortgage-related securitization activities, structured transactions, and related business initiatives.

Advise business clients on the structuring, development, execution, and ongoing operation of complex mortgage securitization and re-securitization transactions and programs, including legal issues involving transaction structures, securities disclosures, and applicable securities laws and regulations. Provide legal advice regarding Fannie Mae's mortgage-backed securities programs and related disclosure obligations, including offering and disclosure documents, ongoing and event-driven disclosures and investor communications, and investor relations matters relating to securitization activities.

Advise Fannie Mae in connection with its derivatives and similar financial instruments used in structured finance or capital markets activities. Counsel business and policy partners on complex or evolving securitization and servicing matters, assessing legal and regulatory risks and developing practical solutions that support business objectives. Partner closely with Capital Markets and other legal, business, operations, policy, risk, and servicing stakeholders on transaction structures, policy initiatives, and evolving market or regulatory requirements.

Build effective relationships with sophisticated business clients and serve as a trusted legal advisor, applying sound legal and business judgment and translating complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical guidance. Collaborate with attorneys across multiple legal disciplines and, as appropriate, with outside counsel on matters of significance to the company.